Freewinds

Freewinds

Freewinds berthed at Aruba
History
Name	1968–1985: Bohème 1985–onwards: Freewinds
Owner	1968–1981: Wallenius Bremen 1981–1985: Hanseatic Caribbean Shipping Co 1985 onwards: San Donato Properties Corporation[3][2]
Operator	1968–1982: Commodore Cruise Line 1982–1983: Saitecin Cruises 1984: Commodore Cruise Line 1984–1985: SeaEscape 1985: Commodore Cruise Line 1985-present: Majestic Cruise Lines[3][1]
Port of registry	1968–1981: Bremen,  West Germany 1981–onwards: Panama City,  Panama[1][2]
Builder	Wärtsilä Turku Shipyard, Turku, Finland
Yard number	1161[3]
Launched	12 February 1968[3]
Acquired	12 November 1968[3]
Maiden voyage	November 1968[3]
In service	7 December 1968[3]
Identification	IMO number: 6810811 Call sign: H9CK MMSI number: 354993000
Status	Active
General characteristics (as built)[3]
Class and type	Finnhansa class passenger ship
Tonnage	10,328 GRT[1] 7,500 DWT[1]
Length	134.16 m (440 ft 2 in)
Beam	21.04 m (69 ft 0 in)
Draught	5.50 m (18 ft 1 in)
Installed power	2 × Wärtsilä-Sulzer 2SA 8RD56 diesels combined 10444 kW (14.000BHP)[1]
Propulsion	Two propellers
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Capacity	540 passengers[1]
General characteristics (as Freewinds)[2]
Tonnage	9,780 GT
Length	134.32 m (440 ft 8 in)
Beam	21.04 m (69 ft 0 in)
Draught	5.748 m (18 ft 10.3 in)
Depth	7.3 m (23 ft 11 in)
Ice class	1A
Capacity	360 passengers[4]

MV Freewinds is a former cruise ship operated by International Shipping Partners and owned by San Donato Properties, a company affiliated with the Church of Scientology. She was built in 1968 by Wärtsilä Turku Shipyard in Turku, Finland, for Wallenius Lines as MS Bohème for service with Commodore Cruise Line. She was the first cruise ship built in Finland. Her ownership passed to a Church of Scientology-controlled company in 1985.^[3]