MS Stena Edda is a passenger and vehicle RoPax ferry operated by Stena Line between Birkenhead and Belfast.
 MS Stena Edda on the River Mersey in 2021
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| History | |
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| Name | Stena Edda |
| Operator | Stena Line |
| Route | Birkenhead–Belfast |
| Builder | China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai) Co. Ltd. |
| Completed | 15 April 2019 |
| Acquired | 15 January 2020 |
| Maiden voyage | 22 January 2020 |
| In service | 9 March 2020 |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | E-Flexer |
| Tonnage | 41,671 GT |
| Length | 215 m (705.4 ft) |
| Beam | 28 m (91.9 ft) |
| Speed | 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) |
| Capacity |
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History edit
The second of the E-Flexer-class ferries, the ship was constructed at the AVIC Weihai Shipyard in China. The ship was floated on 15 April 2019,[1] and delivered to Stena at Weihai on 15 January 2020.[2]
After conducting berthing trials at Belfast Harbour in February 2020,[3] the ship began its maiden commercial voyage on 9 March 2020, completing it the following day.[4][5]
Stena Edda is a replacement for Stena Lagan. Stena Lagan was transferred to operate between Nynäshamn and Ventspils on the Baltic Sea, following a rebuild and renaming as Stena Scandica.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Stena Line's second E-flexer ship floated out in China". Baird Maritime. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ Tarbox, Steven (23 January 2020). "Stena Edda Stena Line". NIFerrySite. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ "Highly Anticipated New Stena Line Ferry Arrives in Northern Ireland for Final Trials". Ferry Shipping News. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ "Stena Edda Enters Service". Maritime Logistics Professional. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ McDonald, Gary (11 March 2020). "Stena Edda's arrival 'underlines Scandinavians' confidence in Belfast economy'". The Irish News. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ "Stena Line to put Stena Scandica and Stena Baltica ferries on Ventspils-Nynashamn route". The Baltic Course. 21 December 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
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