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MS Estonia

cruise ferry which sunk on 28 September 1994
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Summary

MS Estonia is a roll-on/roll-off ship[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of roll on roll off ship entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,204 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: shipwreck[3]
  • Manufacturer: Meyer Werft[4]
  • Vessel class: ferry[5]
  • Commons category: Estonia (ship, 1980)[6]
  • Shipping port: Tallinn[7]
  • Port of registry: Tallinn[8]
  • Yard number: 590[9]
  • Service entry: July 5, 1980[10]
  • Service retirement: September 28, 1994[11]
  • Significant event: keel laying[12], ship launching[13], capsizing[14]
  • Topic's main category: Category:MS Estonia[15]
  • Commons gallery: M/S Estonia[16]
  • Maximum capacity: 2000[17]
  • Gross tonnage: 21,794[18]
  • Date of official opening: April 26, 1980[19]
  • Length: 157.02 m[20]
  • Speed: 21 knot[21]
  • Beam: 24.2 m[22]
  • Draft: 5.5 m[23]
  • Call sign: ESTE[24]
  • Category for ship name: Category:Estonia (ship, 1980)[25], Category:Viking Sally (ship, 1980)[26]

Why It Matters

MS Estonia has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). MS Estonia. Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ms-estonia
MLA “MS Estonia.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 17 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/ms-estonia.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ms-estonia_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{MS Estonia}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ms-estonia}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-17}}
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