MV Baltic Enterprise

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M/V Baltic Enterprise (also known as M/V Lipa) is an Ro-Ro Container ship, delivered on March, 1973 for the United Baltic Corporation. His Dimensions are 137,52 x 22,36 x 6,64 m, dwt: 5710. He was a new type of Ro-Ro vessel, with passenger cabins, afterw, the crew used those cabins, so the comfort for the crew was great. He had two Stork Werkspoor engines of 7700 KW

On his first service he was put between England and Finland on a Ro-Ro service.

In 1982, he was on service between Rotterdam and Hull.

In 1983 he was sold to Losinjska Plovidba, Brodarstvo from Rijeka, Croatia, the name was changed to M/V Lipa.

For years he maintained service on the Mediterranean, between Croatia, Italy, Montenegro and Malta.

His last service was between Rijeka, Kopar, Venezia, Tripoli, Alger, Marseille.

On summer 2008 he was sold as scrapped metal. Alang, India, was his last port.

In Croatia he was considered one of the most legendary ships.