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The Stena Londoner
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The Stena Londoner arrives at Dun Laoghaire 5 April 1996. ©
Justin Merrigan
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| Built: |
1974, Trogir, Yugoslavia. |
| Length: |
124.85 metres |
| Beam: |
21.87 metres |
| Draught: |
5.26 metres |
| Tonnage: |
6,333 gross |
| Passengers: |
1,800 |
| Vehicles: |
425 |
| Propulsion: |
Two Pielstick 18PC2-2V-400 diesels. |
| Speed: |
22 knots |
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A brief visitor to the Holyhead - Dun Laoghaire
service during spring 1996 was the chartered Newhaven - Dieppe ferry Stena
Londoner. Fresh from Fishguard where she had provided overhaul relief for
the Stena Felicity, the ship was pressed into service at Holyhead
following delays with the entry into service of the HSS Stena Explorer
and in so doing, became the last ship to carry the Sealink brand on the Irish
Sea. Entering service in 1974 as the Stena Danica, she was one of a class
of similar ships which included the Stena Scandinavica, later Irish
Ferries' Saint Killian II. Returned
to her French owners by Stena Line in June 1996 the ship was renamed SeaFrance
Monet for Calais - Dover service. In May 2000 she was sold to Spanish
operator Armas however in January 2005 she suffered serious grounding damage
resulting her her sale for breaking up in Turkey later that year.
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