MV Salamanca
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Steel twin screw “Stena E-Flexer” class motor vessel built in 2021 by China Merchants Jinling (ex Avic Shipyard, Weihai) China (Yard No W0269) as Passenger and Car Ferry for Stena RoRo AB, Gothenburg, Sweden. Long Term chartered to Brittany Ferries, Morlaix, France.
Technical Data
- Length: 212 m (overall) 202.15 m (between perpendiculars)
Breadth: 28.43 m
Depth: 9.508 m
Draught: 6.6 m
Tonnage: 41716 gross/16990 net/7700t deadweight
Engines: 2 x Wartsila W12V46DF dual fuel engines
Power: 27480 kW/HP
Speed: 23 knots
Capacity: 1100 passengers (max)/ cars/2758 lane meters
Call Sign: 5BVL5, FMPH - MMSI Number: 228408900
- IMO Number: 9867592
- DNV id Number: 39471
Port of Registry: Limassol/Cyprus, Morlaix/France
Sister Ships: Stena Estrid (W0263), Stena Edda (W0264), Stena Embla (W0266), Galicia (W0267), Cote D’Opale (W0268), Stena Estelle (W0270), Stena Ebba (W0271), Santona (W0272) ,Guillame De Normandie (W275), Saint-Malo (W278), Ala’Suinu (W279)
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History
The 6th addition to Stena’s E-FLEXER class cruise ferries/RoPax vessels being constructed by China Merchants Jinling Shipyard in Weihai for Stena RoRo
May 22nd 2018: Contract date.
April 23rd 2020: Keel struck.
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January 5th 2021: Floated out
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November 30th 2921: Delivered to Hai feng 1714 DAC (Stena RoRo Ab, Gothenburg) and immediately chartered to Brittany Ferries, France.
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November 2021: Conducted sea trials in the Yellow Sea, China.
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December 10th 2021: Left Weihai for Singapore.
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January 10th 2022: Arrived Malta for bunnkers
January 12th 2022: Called at Gibraltar for bunkers.
January 14th 2022: Arrived Bilbao.
January 16th 2022: Arrived Santander for “fitting out/completion/crew familiarisation” and trials.
© Chiminuel (Santander, 16/01/2022)
January 19th 2022: Sea trials.
February 3rd 2022: Left Santander for Roscoff.
February 4th 2022: Arrived Roscoff and conducted a short sea trial.
February 5th 2022: Blessed in Roscoff.
February 5th 2022: Sailed to Brest.
February 5th 2022: Sailed to Brest and conducted further sea trials.
February 12th 2022: Left Brest.
February 13th 2022: Inaugural arrival in Rosslare for berthing trials
© Brian Boyce (Rosslare, 13/02/2022)
February 13th 2022: Returned to El Astillero (Santander).
March 11th 2022: Trials at Cherbourg.
March 20th 2022: Arrived Bilbao.
March 24th 2022: Arrived Cherbourg.
March 25th 2022: Arrived Portsmouth for VIP Mini-Cruise off the Isle of Wight
March 27th 2022: Introduced between Portsmouth – Bilbao/ Santander and Portsmouth – Cherbourg.
November 1st 2022: Sailings Cherbourg – Rosslare.
© Dogan (Cherbourg (27/12/2022)
October 31st 2023: Normal service from Cherbourg but diverted destination from Dublin to Ringsaskiddy, owing to “Storm Ciarán”.
November 3rd 2023: Ringsaskiddy to Cobh.
November 4th 2023: Left Cobh for Rosslare to resume services Portsmouth – Santander/ Portsmouth – Bilbao/plus weekly Portsmouth – Cherbourg roundtrip.
🆕 © Darren Holdaway
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: Brian Boyce, Brittany Ferries , Chiminuel, Dogan and Darren Holdaway for their assistance in producing this feature.
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