MS Aallotar

	Rogalin at Travemünde in August 1982
History
Name	1972–78: Aallotar; 1978–83: Rogalin; 1983: Edda; 1983–87: Rogalin; 1987–88: Celtic Pride; 1988–91 Rogalin; 1991–92 Celtic Pride; 1992–2003: Rogalin;
Owner	1972–78: Finland Steamship Company; 1978–2003: Polferries;
Builder	Dubegion-Normandie S.A., Nantes, France
Launched	23 July 1971
Completed	1972
Maiden voyage	1972
In service	1972
Out of service	2003
Identification	IMO number: 7114941
Fate	Scrapped in 2003
General characteristics
Tonnage	7,800 GRT ; 10,241 GT (after remeasurement, 1994);
Length	126.79 m (416 ft 0 in)
Beam	19.54 m (64 ft 1 in)
Draught	5.15 m (16 ft 11 in)
Ice class	1 A
Propulsion	2 × Pielstick 16PC2V-400 diesel engines; 11,936 kW (16,006 hp);
Speed	21 kn (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Capacity	1,000 passengers; 420 passenger beds; 146 cars or 20 trucks;

MS Aallotar was a car-passenger ferry built in 1972 by Dubegion-Normandie S.A., Nantes, France for the Finland Steamship Company, who used her in traffic of the Silja Line marketing company. She was the first car/passenger ferry to operate between Helsinki and Stockholm, and the first ship to offer year-round service. She was later known under the names MS Rogalin, MS Edda and MS Celtic Pride. She was scrapped in 2004 in Aliağa, Turkey.

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