MS Stena Embla is a passenger and vehicle RoPax ferry operated by Stena Line between Birkenhead and Belfast.
 Stena Embla seen from her sister ship, Stena Edda, passing on the Irish Sea, 19 July 2024.
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| History | |
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| Name | Stena Embla |
| Operator | Stena Line |
| Route | Birkenhead–Belfast |
| Builder | China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai) Co. Ltd. |
| Laid down | 18 April 2019 |
| Completed | 18 November 2020 |
| Acquired | 1 December 2020 |
| In service | 14 January 2021 |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | E-Flexer-class ferry |
| Tonnage | 41,671 GT |
| Length | 215.30 m (706 ft 4 in) |
| Beam | 28 m (91 ft 10 in) |
| Decks | 10 |
| Deck clearance | 6.2 m (20 ft 4 in) per deck |
| Ramps | 2 |
| Speed | 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) |
| Capacity |
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| Crew | 55-65 (dependant on demand) |
History
editThe third of the E-Flexer-class ferries, the ship was constructed at the AVIC Weihai Shipyard in China and floated on 15 November 2019.[1] The ship competed its sea trials in the Yellow Sea before the end of October 2020,[2] and was delivered to Stena at Weihai on 1 December 2020.[3][4]
The ship began its maiden commercial voyage from Rosslare to Cherbourg on 14 January 2021,[5][6] and was transferred to the Birkenhead to Belfast route by 26 January 2021.[7]
Stena Embla is a replacement for Stena Mersey. Stena Mersey was transferred to operate between Nynäshamn and Ventspils on the Baltic Sea, following a rebuild and renaming as Stena Baltica.[8]
References
edit- ^ Tarbox, Steven (3 December 2020). "Stena Embla - Stena Line". NIFerrySite. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "Stena Line's newest E-Flexer ferry completes sea trials". Baird Maritime. 26 October 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "We welcome Stena Embla to our fleet". Stena Line. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "Stena Line takes delivery of 215-metre ferry". Baird Maritime. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ Tarbox, Steven (15 January 2021). "Stena Embla makes maiden voyage from Rosslare ahead of Belfast return". NIFerrySite. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "Stena Line's newest and larger ship, the Stena Embla debuts on Rosslare-Cherbourg Route". Fleet Transport. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "Stena Line's Stena Embla ferry is back on the Belfast route". Cruisemapper. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 5 March 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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