MV Stena Edda
© Barry Graham (Birkenhead, 06/03/2020)
Steel twin screw “Stena E-Flexer” class motor vessel built in 2020 by China Merchants Jinling Ltd (CMJL) (ex Avic Shipyard), Weihai, China (Yard No W0264) as a Passenger/Car Ferry
Technical Data
- Length: 214.45 m (overall) 202.49 m (between perpendiculars)
- Breadth: 28.42 m (extreme)
- Depth: 9.5 m
- Draught: 6.70 m
- Tonnage: 41671 gross/14991 net/9777 deadweight
- Engines: 2 x Caterpillar MaK 12VM43C diesels
- Power: 25200 kW/HP
- Speed: 22 knots
- Capacity: 1000 passengers/ 3100 lane metres + 120 cars
- Crew: 110
- Call Sign: 5BLE5
- MMSI Number: 209885000
- IMO Number: 9807308
- DNV GL id Number: 36954
- Port of Registry: United Kingdom 🇬🇧, Limassol/Cyprus 🇨🇾
- Sister Ships: Stena Estrid (W0263), Stena Embla (W0266), Galicia (W0267), Cote D’Opale (W0268), 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 2nd addition to Stena’s E-FLEXER class cruise ferries/RoPax vessels being constructed by China Merchants Jinling Shipyard in Weihai for Stena RoRo.
November 3rd 2016: Contract date.
June 15th 2018: Keel struck.
April 15th 2019: Launched.
January 16th 2020: Delivered to Jiagui International Ship (Care of Stena RoRo), Birkenhead, UK).
January 22nd 2020: Left Weihai for Europa via Singapore.
February 25th 2020: Berthing trials in Belfast.
© Scott Mackey (29/02/2020)
March 9th 2020 – January 24th 2021: Commenced services between Birkenhead – Belfast.
© Eddie Walker (Liverpool, 26/03/2020)
© Robert Foy (Liverpool, 02/10/2020)
© Ian Collard (Twelve Quays, 07/10/2020)
January 31st 2021: Visited Harland & Wolff, Belfast,
February 15th 2021: Services Cairnryan – Belfast.
2021: Services Birkenhead – Belfast.
February 19th 2022: Off service with “technical issues”, then resumed.
September 6th 2022:
“423 passengers found themselves trapped” on board. They were unable to disembark for more than four hours after a technical fault meant the stern ramp failed to open. The issue lead to some delays throughout the day. Passengers were offered a complimentary breakfast to compensate for the delays. Shortly after 11 a.m. the damage was fixed. A cleat had failed to unlock, so the ramp had been stuck. “.
© Robert Foy (18/04/2023)
January 8th 2024: To Cammell Laird, Birkenhead for refit (Relieved by STENA ESTRID).
© Luke Wilson (Cammell Laird, 15/01/2024)
February 1st 2024: Left Cammell Laird for Birkenhead and resumed service Birkenhead – Belfast.
© Robert Foy (01/02/2024)
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: Ian Collard, Robert Foy, Barry Graham, Scott Mackey, Eddie Walker, Luke Wilson and Andreas Wörteler for their assistance in producing this feature.
Article © Nigel Thornton and Ray Goodfellow (Dover Ferry Photos Group)
