MS Stena Vision
 Stena Vision
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| History | |
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| Name |
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| Owner | Stena Line |
| Operator | Stena Line |
| Port of registry |
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| Route | Cherbourg–Rosslare (until 2024)[1] |
| Builder | Stocznia Gdynia, Gdynia |
| Yard number | B494/1 |
| Launched | 22 August 1981 |
| Identification | IMO number: 7907659 |
| Status | in active service |
| General characteristics (as built)[2] | |
| Tonnage | 39,178 GRT |
| Length | 175.37 m (575.4 ft) |
| Beam | 30.80 m (101.0 ft) |
| Draught | 6.75 m (22.1 ft) |
| Installed power | 4 × Zgoda-Sulzer 16ZV49/48 diesels |
| Propulsion | |
| Speed | 21.5 knots (40 km/h) |
| Capacity |
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Stena Vision is a cruise ferry owned and operated by Stena Line. As Stena Germanica, she operated the overnight Kiel–Gothenburg route and the Gothenburg–Fredrikshavn route. As Stena Vision, she has operated on the Karlskrona–Gdynia route. She now sails on Cherbourg–Rosslare route.
History
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Stena Germanica was the first of four large ferries ordered in 1980 by Stena Line for Scandinavian routes.[3] She was launched in August 1981 as the Stena Scandinavica. However, due to problems at the construction yard, completion was delayed and it was not until 1987 that she entered service as the Stena Germanica on the overnight Kiel–Gothenburg route, joined in 1988 by the second of the quartet, Stena Scandinavica. In 2010, Stena Germanica was replaced by Stena Hollandica. Following rebuilding in Gothenburg she was renamed Stena Vision.
Layout
[edit]In her original layout, Stena Germanica had berths for 2,374 passengers and took 550 cars.[3] Following refit, Stena Vision accommodates 1,700 passengers in a variety of standards of cabin. Her vehicle deck can take 360 cars. She is a Ro Ro ferry.[4]
Service
[edit]From 1987 to 2010, Stena Germanica operated the overnight Gothenburg–Kiel route.
From 1987 to 2000, Stena Germanica during the summer months operated the Gothenburg–Fredrikshavn route.
Since 2010, Stena Vision has operated on the Karlskrona–Gdynia route.
In 2023 she became the second ship on the Rosslare-Cherbourg route.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ https://www.meretmarine.com/fr/marine-marchande/le-ferry-stena-vision-retire-de-la-ligne-cherbourg-rosslare
- ^ "MS Stena Germanica (1987)" (in Swedish). Faktaom fartyg. Archived from the original on 23 September 2010. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Album Stena Line Ferries". General-Cargo.de. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
- ^ "Stena Vision". Stena Line. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
- ^ "Stena Line expands its Ireland-France ferry service - StenaLine.com". www.stenaline.com. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
External links
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Media related to IMO 7907659 at Wikimedia Commons
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