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{{Short description|Russian-owned passenger ship built in Denmark in 1968}}
{{about|the 1968 motorship named Polaris in 2005|other ships|Polaris (ship)}}
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{{Infobox ship career
|Ship name =*''Disko'' (1968–2000)
*''Shearwater'' (2000–2001)
*''Brand Polaris'' (2001–2003)
*''Viking Polaris'' (2003–2005)
*''Polaris'' (2005–2019)
|Ship owner =*1968–1987: Northsea S
*1987–1993: Carrier Vesterhavet IS & A / N Petersen A / S
*1993–1996: Royal Arctic Line A / S
*1996–1997: KNI-Service A / S
*1997–2000: Greenland Tourism
*2000–2001: Scandinavian Cruise Line
*2001–2001: Viking Polaris
*2000–2001: Gallion Shipping
*2001–2004: Viking Polaris
*2004–2004: Silvero Shipping
*2005–2013: Murmansk Shipping<ref>[http://exchange.dnv.com/exchange/main.aspx?extool=vessel&subview=summary&vesselid=06813 DNV]{{in lang|en}}</ref>
*2013–2019: Russia Government Sakhalin Region 
|Ship operator =*1968–1993: The Royal Greenland Trading Department
*1993–1996: Royal Arctic Line
*1993–1996: KNI-Service
*1996–2000: Greenland Tourism
*2000–2000: Dala Rederi
*2000–2001: Betz eft.
*2001–2003: Viking Polaris
*2003–2003: Sophlex Ship Management
*2003–2004: Swedish Adventure Cruises
*2004–2004: J. Gran & Co. A/S Shipbrokers
*2004–2004: NB Maritime Management Cyprus
*2005–2013: Murmansk Shipping<ref>[http://exchange.dnv.com/exchange/main.aspx?extool=vessel&subview=previousmanagers&vesselid=06813 DNV]{{in lang|en}}</ref> 
*2013–2019: Sakhalin-Kurily JSC
|Port of registry =*1968–1987: [[Copenhagen]], {{flag|Denmark}} 
*1987–1993: [[Aalborg]], {{flag|Denmark}}
*1993–1996: [[Mantiitsoq]], {{flag|Greenland}}
*1996–1999: [[Aalborg]], {{flag|Denmark}}
*1999–2000: [[Nakskov]], {{flag|Denmark}}<ref>[http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/disko_1968.htm MS Disko (1968)]{{in lang|sv}}</ref>
*2000–2004: [[Nassau, Bahamas|Nassau]], {{flag|Bahamas|civil}}
*2004–2004: [[Kingstown]], {{flag|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}}<ref>[http://exchange.dnv.com/exchange/main.aspx?extool=*myvi&vesselid=*06813 DNV]</ref>
*2005–2013: [[Murmansk]], {{flag|Russia}}
*2013–2019: [[Korsakov (town)|Korsakov]], {{flag|Russia}}
|Ship ordered = Northsea S
|Ship builder = Svendborg Skibsværft
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|Ship yard number = 122
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|Ship completed = 16 April 1968<ref>[http://exchange.dnv.com/exchange/main.aspx?extool=myvi&vesselid=06813 DNV]</ref> 
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|Ship fate=Scrapped in Busan, South Korea 2019<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=3081816 | title=Polaris - Imo 6807395 }}</ref><ref>http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=3084198 Shipspotting]</ref>
|Ship identification =*[[Maritime call sign|Call sign]]: UBDF
*{{IMO number|6807395}}
*{{MMSI|273430670}}
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|Ship type =[[Cruise ship]]<ref>Equasis</ref>
|Ship tonnage =*{{GT|2,097}}
*{{DWT|556}}<ref>DNV</ref> and {{DWT|445}}<ref>RMRS</ref>
|Ship displacement = 2,178 tons<ref>RMRS</ref>
|Ship length = {{convert|70.56|m|ftin|abbr=on}}<ref>RMRS</ref> 
|Ship beam   = {{convert|13.54|m|ftin|abbr=on}}<ref>RMRS</ref>
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|Ship draught = {{convert|4.4|m|ftin|abbr=on}}<ref>RMRS</ref>
|Ship depth = {{cvt|8.0|m|ftin}}
|Ship decks = 5
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|Ship propulsion = 1968–2000, two 9-cylinder [[MAN SE|MAN]] [[diesel engine]] after 2000, 1 [[Scania AB|Scania]] DSI 14 61 M4OD diesel engine
|Ship speed = in 1968–2000 {{convert|13.0|kn|km/h}} after 2000, {{convert|11.3|kn|km/h}}
|Ship capacity = in 1968–2000 201 passengers, after 2000 80 passengers
|Ship crew = 36
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[[Motor ship|MS]] '''''Polaris''''' was a [[Russia]]n-owned, [[Denmark|Danish]]-built [[passenger ship]] in service with the Murmansk Shipping Company and based in Murmansk. It was built in 1968, and until 2000, it served as a [[ferry]] between cities in [[Greenland]], mainly passenger transfers along the Greenland coastline. In 2000 she was bought by Scandinavian Cruise Line and was refurbished in Denmark by Master Mariner AB, Sweden. She was named M/S Shearwaterto and changed to [[Bahamas|Bahamian flag]]. She was sold to Norway 2001. It moved to [[Russia]] in 2005

It holds 80 passengers and is equipped with a lounge with bar, as well as a library, covered deck, outside deck and a gift shop. It was renovated at [[Tallinn]], [[Estonia]] in 2005 and offered cruises in the [[Barents Sea]] and transfers from Murmansk to [[St. Petersburg]], [[Archangelsk]], the [[Solovets Islands]] and was also the only ship that stops at [[Vaygach Island]].

It was surveyed in [[Murmansk]] on 27 February 2010 and found to be in good condition.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://exchange.dnv.com/exchange/main.aspx?extool=vessel&subview=summary&vesselid=06813 Det Norske Veritas]
*[http://www.rs-head.spb.ru/app/fleet.php?index=674832&type=book1&language=eng Russian Maritime Register]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100608192150/http://www.greatcanadiantravel.com/cruise_ship_ms_polaris Great Canadian Travel Company]
*[https://archive.today/20130128051455/http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/shipdetails.aspx?mmsi=-6807395 MS Polaris]

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[[Category:1968 ships]]
[[Category:Passenger ships of Russia]]


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