MV Santona
© Image China Merchants Jinling Shipyard Weihai
Steel twin screw “Stena E-Flexer” class motor vessel built in 2022 by China Merchants Jinling (ex Avic Shipyard, Weihai) China (Yard No W0272) as Passenger and Car Ferry for Stena RoRo AB, Gothenburg, Sweden. Long Term charter to Brittany Ferries, Morlaix, France.
Technical Data
- Length: 212 m (overall) 202.515 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: 5BBA6
MMSI Number: 210486000
IMO Number: 9886847
DNV id Number: 41105 - Port of Registry: Limassol/Cyprus 🇨🇾
- Sister Ships: Stena Estrid (W0263), Stena Edda (W0264), Stena Embla (W0266), Galicia (W0267), Salamanca (W0269), Stena Estelle (W0270), Stena Ebba (W0271), Santona (W0272), Guillaume De Normandie (W0275) Saint-Malo (W0278), Ala’Suinu (W0279)
Current AIS Location
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History
The 9th addition to Stena’s E-FLEXER class cruise ferries/RoPax vessels being constructed by China Merchants Jinling Shipyard in Weihai for Stena RoRo.
May 4th 2018: Contract date.
October 14th 2020: Keel laid.
April 20th 2022: Floated out.
© Image China Merchants Jinling Shipyard Weihai
December 21st 2022: Completed.
December 22nd 2022: Brittany Ferries took delivery from Stena RoRo, Owner: Hai Feng 1715 c/o BAI SA (Brittany Ferries). Manager: Brittany Ferries BAI SA.
December 28th 2022: Left Weihai for Singapore (eta: 01/01/2023)
January 2nd 2023: Arrived Singapore.
January 3rd 2023: Left Singapore.
January 15th 2023: Arrived Suez Anchorage.
January 16th 2023: Left Suez Anchorage.
January 19th 2023: Arrived Malta Bunkering Area 1.
January 19th 2023: Left Malta Bunkering Area 1 (eta Bilbao, 25/01/2023).
January 25th 2023: Called at Bilbao.
January 25th2023: Arrived Santander and is expected to enter Astander Dockyard.
© Chiminuel (Santander, 26/01/2023)
January 27th 2023: Entered dry-dock at Santander for completion of fitting-out.
© Astilleros de Santander S.A.U.
March 1st 2023: Sailed Santander – Portsmouth.
March 2nd 2023: Service Portsmouth – Cherbourg.
© Maritime Photographic (First daylight arrival Portsmouth 03/03/2023)
March 22nd 2024: Sailed to Brest.
March 24th 2024: At Brest, blessed and baptised by Christian Bernard, Episcopal Vicar of the Diocese of Quimper and Leon together with godmother, Mrs. Marie-Hélène Roué.
🆕 © Brittany Ferries
March 24th 2024: Sailed to Cherbourg to resume service.
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: Chiminuel and Maritime Photographic for their assistance in producing this feature.
Article © Nigel Thornton and Ray Goodfellow (Dover Ferry Photos Group)
