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Pride of Suffolk
 
Stena Trader - Finnrose - Stena Transporter - Baltic Ferry - Pride of Suffolk - European Diplomat - Diplomat
 
 
This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of the P&O Ferries vessel Pride of Suffolk of 1978.
 
Pride of Suffolk was one of a class of 11 sister ships built by Hyundai in South Korea between 1977/78. They were built by Stena Line for charter or sale, and she was launched in 1978 as the Stena Trader, soon being renamed Stena Transporter by Stena Cargo Ltd. Her first charter was as Finnrose with Atlantic Cargo. In 1980 she reverted to Stena Transporter. Later in 1980, Stena Transporter was rebuilt with extra passenger and freight accommodation at Hapag Lloyd Werft, Bremerhaven, before passing to Townsend Thoresen European Ferries, for Felixstowe-Europoort service as Baltic Ferry. In 1986, Baltic Ferry was converted into a fairly basic passenger ferry (cabins had minimal private facilities) by the addition of accommodation blocks on the upper freight deck. She transferred to the Felixstowe-Zeebrugge service, replacing two of the Super-Vikings which moved to Portsmouth. In 1992, the charter passed to P&O European Ferries when P&O acquired the Townsend Thoresen routes, and she was renamed Pride of Suffolk. In 1995, the Felixstowe-Zeebrugge service reverted to freight only, and Pride of Suffolk had her passenger accommodation removed the following year at Harland & Wolff. She returned to service on the Felixstowe-Europoort service. In 2001, Pride of Suffolk moved to the Liverpool-Dublin route as the European Diplomat. In 2002, European Diplomat moved to the Rosslare-Cherbourg route. European Diplomat was laid up at Birkenhead in December 2004, being sold to Celtic Link Ferries in January 2005. She was renamed Diplomat and returned to the Rosslare-Cherbourg route.
 
 
Ship Names on this Page:-
Baltic Ferry - Townsend Thoresen: 1980-1987
Baltic Ferry - P&O: 1987-1992
Diplomat - Celtic Link Ferries 2005-
European Diplomat - P&O: 2001-2005
Finnrose - Atlantic Cargo 1979-1980
Pride of Suffolk - P&O: 1992-2001
Stena Transporter - Stena Line 1978, 1980
 
Other Ships in this Class:-
Baltic Ferry - this page!
Cerdic Ferry (2)
Doric Ferry
Nordic Ferry
Norsky (1)
 
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Finnrose
(Atlantic Cargo: 1979-1980)
 
Photograph of Finnrose.
Photo: © Cees De Bijl.
 
 
Photograph of Finnrose.
Photo: © Cees De Bijl.
 
 
Photograph of Finnrose.
Photo: © Cees De Bijl.
 
 
 
 
 
Stena Transporter
Stena Line 1978, 1980
 
Two other ships in this class have been named Stena Transporter:- Stena Transporter 1983-1985 - Stena Transporter 2002-
 
 
Photograph of Stena Transporter.
Photo: © Cees De Bijl.
 
 
Photograph of Stena Transporter.
Photo: © Cees De Bijl.
 
 
 
 
 
Baltic Ferry
(Townsend Thoresen: 1980-1987)
(P&O: 1987-1992)
 
Ramsey postcard of Baltic Ferry in the Falklands Islands campaign.
She was requisitioned by the MOD as a stores ship - note the Harrier jet.
Note additional upper freight deck and extra accommodation aft compared with earlier images.
 
 
Photograph of Baltic Ferry.
Photo: © Cees De Bijl.
 
 
Photograph of Baltic Ferry.
Photo: © Cees De Bijl.
 
 
Photograph of Baltic Ferry with added passenger accommodation.
Photo: © Cees De Bijl.
 
 
Photograph of Baltic Ferry with added passenger accommodation.
Photo: © Cees De Bijl.
 
 
Photograph of Baltic Ferry with P&O funnel colours.
Photo: © Philippe Brebant, Zeebrugge, 16/05/1987.
 
 
Photograph of Baltic Ferry in full P&O colours.
Photo: © Cees De Bijl.
 
 
Ferry Publications postcard 0116 of Baltic Ferry (upper) and Nordic Ferry in P&O colours.
Photos: © John Hendy/Miles Cowsill.
 
 
 
 
 
Pride of Suffolk
(P&O: 1992-2001)
 
P&O European Ferries "Clipper Line" postcard of Pride of Suffolk.
Photo: © FotoFlite.
 
 
Simplon Postcards release sp1102 of Pride of Suffolk, issued May 1992.
Photo: © Mike Louagie, Zeebrugge, February 1992.
 
 
Ferry Publications postcard 407 of Pride of Suffolk.
Photo: © FotoFlite.
 
 
Photograph of Pride of Suffolk at Zeebrugge.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1992.
 
 
Photograph of Pride of Suffolk at Zeebrugge.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1992.
 
 
Photograph of Pride of Suffolk leaving Zeebrugge.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1992.
 
 
Photograph of Pride of Suffolk leaving Zeebrugge.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1992.
 
 
 
 
Photograph of Pride of Suffolk at Harwich Navyard, after reverting to being freight only.
She often rested here over weekends.
Photo: © Ian Boyle.
 
 
Photograph of Pride of Suffolk.
Photo: © Cees de Bijl.
 
 
Photograph of Pride of Suffolk.
Photo: © Cees de Bijl.
 
 
Photograph of Pride of Suffolk.
Photo: © Frank Heine - Scan: Fakta om Fartyg.
 
 
 
 
European Diplomat
(P&O: 2001-2005)
 
Photograph of European Diplomat.
Photo: © Mike O'Brien - Scan: Fakta om Fartyg.
 
 
 
 
 
Diplomat
(Celtic Link Ferries: 2005- )
 
Photograph of Diplomat in Celtic Link Ferries service.
Photo: © Marko Stampehl, Cherbourg, 08/05/2005.
Scan: Fakta om Fartyg.
 
 
Photograph of Diplomat in Celtic Link Ferries service.
Photo: © Marko Stampehl, Cherbourg, 08/05/2005.
Scan: Fakta om Fartyg.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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