MV Saga X
Ex Saga, Stena Saga, Stena Britannica, Silvia Regina, Silja Star
© Baird Maritime
Steel twin screw motor vessel built in 1981 by Oy Wärtsilä Ab, Perno shipyard (hull) Oy Wärtsilä Ab City shipyard, Turku, Finland (completion) (Yard No 1252) as a Passenger ship.
Technical Data
- Length: 166.7 m (overall) 150 m (between perpendiculars)
- Breadth: 28.4 – 29.06m
- Depth: 9.1 m
- Draught: 6.8 – 6.70 m
- Tonnage: 25905- 33967 gross/12064 – 14015 – 17528 net/3664 – 3898t deadweight
- Engines: 4 x Wärtsilä-Pielstick 12PC2.5V diesels
- Power: 22948 kW/HP
- Speed: 22.0 knots
- Capacity: 2000 passenger/450 cars/
- Call Sign: SLVH, SBRC5, CFA4810
- MMSI Number: 316058938
- IMO Number: 7911545
- DNV id Number: 13345
- Port of Registry: Helsinki/Finland 🇫🇮, Mariehamn/Finland 🇫🇮, Stockholm.Sweden 🇸🇪, Limassol/Cyprus 🇨🇾, Vancouver/Canada 🇨🇦
- Sister-Ship: Finlandia (1251)
Current AIS Location
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History
June 12th 1979: Ordered by Rederi Ab Svea as SILJA STAR.
April 22nd 1980: Keel laid.
October 21st 1980: Launched at Pernovarvet and the hull was towed to Turku for completion.
April 28th 1981: Christened SILVIA REGINA by HM Queen Silvia.
June 10th 1981: Delivered to Suomen Yrtysrahoitus Oy , Helsinki, Finland. Leased to Oy Svea Line, Mariehamn, Finland.
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June 12th 1981: Silja Line’s services Stockholm – Helsinki.
February 7th 1982 – March 31st 1982: Rebuilt at Wärtsilä, Perno, owing to bow problems.
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© Bob Scott (Helsinki, 07/06/1984)
December 29th 1986: Sold to Johnsson Line Ab (Oy Silja Line Ab), Stockholm for 189,862,839 million FIM.
March 12th 1988: Sold to Stena Ab, Stockholm. Re-chartered by Johnsson Line Ab, Stockholm.
© Pieter Inpyn (Helsinki, 01/06/1989)
May 30th 1991: Final service Helsinki – Stockholm.
May 31st 1991: Left Stockholm for Bremerhaven.
June 2nd 1991: Taken over by Stena Line. Arrived at Schichau Seebeckswerft AG, Bremerhaven for conversion.
June 3rd 1991: Renamed STENA BRITANNICA.
June 19th 1991: Chartered to Stena Line BV Hoek Van Holland, Holland for services Hoek van Holland – Harwich.
© Fotoflite (115668 20/06/1991)
© Derek Sands (Harwich, 29/06/1991)
© Tony Garner (Harwich, 05/03/1992)
March 3rd 1994: Final service Hoek van Holland – Harwich.
March 3rd 1994: Left Hoek Van Holland for Frederikshavn.
March 5th 1994: Transferred to Stena Rederi Ab, Stockholm.
March 8th 1994: Renamed STENA SAGA.
March 8th 1994: Services Oslo – Fredrikshavn (winter months Oslo – Frederikshavn – Gothenburg.).
© Pieter Inpyn (Frederikshavn, 01/06/1994)
August 9th 1995: At Drobak Sound, whilst en-route from Frederikshavn to Olso, lost power and engine failure. Anchors were dropped but, she drifted towards land. Power was restored but, anchor chains became entangled. After about 2 hours the vessel was able to continue to Oslo.
© Tim Becker (Oslo, 28/07/1997)
December 21st 1999: Whilst at Cityvarvet, Gothenburg, a fire broke out. Quickly extinguished by crew with no casualties.
February 4th 2000: Rebuilt at Cityvarvet, Gothenburg with stern sponsons.
© Pieter Inpyn (Frederikshavn, 01/06/2000) x 2
August 2000: Freight only services Gothenburg – Frederikshavn.
May 12th 2001 – May 13th 2001: At Copenhagen chartered, as a hotel ship for the Eurovision Final, to the magazine Se og Hör.
December 15th 2002 – January 17th 2003: Refit at Cityvarvet, Gothenburg.
June 6th 2003 – June 8th 2003: Chartered to the Norwegian Football Association for a trip to Copenhagen.
© Fotoflite (29/06/2004)
June 14th 2005: Having left Frederikshavn for Oslo, smoke engulfed one of the generator rooms and she returned to Frederikshavn.
June 22nd 2005: Back in service.
December 19th 2005 – January 28th 2006: Refit at Cityvarvet, Gothenburg.
© Pieter Inpyn (Frederikshavn, 01/06/2006)
January 2008: Rebuilt at Cityvarvet, Gothenburg, including a new funnel design because she had new exhaust boilers installed which affected her stability.
© Marko Stampehl (Frederikshavn, 20/01/08) x 2
June 8th 2009 – June 12th 2009: To Cityvarvet, Gothenburg with rudder problems.
January 2011 – January 17th 2011: Rebuilt at Damen Shipyard, Gothenburg with, among other things, a spa facility.
January 17th 2011: Back in service.
© Andreas Wörteler (Frederikshavn, 23/ 04/2011) x 2
January 2nd 2020: Left Frederikshavn for refit in Landskrona.
January 24th 2020: Services Frederikshavn – Oslo.
March 14th 2020 – April 13th 2020: Services suspended between Oslo – Frederikshavn owing to Denmark closing its borders to minimize the spread of covid-19.
March 15th 2020: Left Oslo for lay up in Gothenburg.
March 19th 2020: Stena Line closed the Oslo – Frederikshavn route.
April 1st 2020: Left Gothenburg for further lay up in Uddevalla.
December 18th 2020: Sold to Stena Maritime Ltd, Limassol, Cyprus and renamed SAGA .
June 16th 2021: Left Uddevalla for the Mediterranean.
July 2021: Chartered to Adria Ferries.
July 14th 2021: Arrived in Ancona.
July 2021 – August 5th 2021: Services Ancona – Dürres.
September 6th 2021: Left Ancona
September 10th 2021: Arrived in Piraeus.
© George Givisis
November 2021: Chartered to Bridgemans service group for 18 months to become a hotel ship in the Philippines.
November 16th 2021: Left Perama for Limassol.
November 18th 2021: After bunkering in Limassol, left for Singapore.
December 20th 2021: Arrived in Manila Anchorage.
2024: Charter completed.
July 13th 2024: Arrived in Singapore.
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August 19th 2024: Refit at Pasir Gudang, Malaysia.
August 27th 2024: Left Pasir Gudang for Singapore.
September 2024: Sold to Bridgeman Expedition Lp, Limassol, Cyprus. Management Tschudi Ship Management AS, Tallinn, Estonia.
September 23rd 2024: Left Singapore for Mozambique.
October 19th 2024: Arrived Palma, Mozambique.
July 30th 2025: Arrived Batu Ampar, Indonesia.
September 2025: Renamed to SAGA X.
October 4th 2025: Left Batu Ampar for Singapore.
October 10th 2025 – October 27th 2025: Left Singapore for Majuro.
© Viktor (Singapore, 15/10/2025)
October 29th 2025: Left Majuro for Vancouver, Canada.
November 12th 2025: Arrived Vancouver for major refit.
© Bridgemans
November 2025: Registered to Notamare Shipping Company, Ltd, Vancouver, Canada.
November 27th 2025: Arrived Howe Sand, Squamish, British Columbia to become a hotel ship serving as a high-end, self-sustaining residential complex It features 642 private rooms, a gym, and dining areas. It completed major refits in Vancouver and is now moored as a worker accommodation ship at the Woodfibre LNG site in Squamish.
© Bridgemans
All information is believed to be correct, and no responsibility is accepted for any errors or omissions. All items included in this article are subject to © copyright. We would like to take this opportunity of thanking: Tim Becker, Fotoflite, Tony Garner, George Givisis, Pieter Inpyn, Derek Sands, Bob Scott, Marko Stampehl, Viktor and Andreas Wörteler for their assistance in producing this feature.
Special thanks to Micke Asklander
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