Stena Danica (3)
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This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of the
Stena Danica (3)
, later
SeaFrance Monet
.
Stena Danica (3)
was built by Brodogradiliste Jozo Lozovina Mosor, Trogir, Yugoslavia, one of four similar ships delivered to Stena Line between 1972-74.
Stena Jutlandica
and
Stena Danica (3)
carried 1800 passengers with 105 berths on the shorter Göteborg-Frederikshavn route, whilst
Stena Olympica
and
Stena Scandinavica
carried 1500 passengers with 870 berths on the longer Göteborg-Kiel route. The former pair were later enlarged with the addition of a second full-height trailer deck by Stena, whereas the the latter pair were stretched with new centre sections by subsequent owners.
Stena Danica (3)
entered service with Stena Line in 1974 between Göteborg and Frederikshavn. In 1977, a second full height car deck was added, after which she returned to the Göteborg-Frederikshavn route. In 1981
Stena Danica (3)
was renamed
Stena Nordica (2)
. In 1983
Stena Nordica (2)
was chartered to Regie voor Maritiem Transport, Oostende, Belgium (RTM), for service between Oostende-Dover. In 1984,
Stena Nordica (2)
was renamed
Stena Nautica (3)
. The RTM charter ended in 1986, and
Stena Nautica (3)
was transferred to Stena Cargo and laid up in Göteborg.
In 1987,
Stena Nautica (3)
was chartered to SNCF for service between Newhaven-Dieppe as the
Versailles
. She was purchased the following year. In 1992
Versailles
was chartered to Sealink Stena Line as the
Stena Londoner
, remaining on the Newhaven-Dieppe service. The charter was ended in 1996, and
Stena Londoner
moved to the Dover-Calais route with
SeaFrance
as the
SeaFrance Monet
. She suffered from recurrent engine problems, and spent much of her time laid up at Dunkerque. In 2000
SeaFrance Monet
was sold to Naviera Armas S.A. and sailed to Vigo for refurbishing, re-entering service on Canary Islands services as the
Volcan de Tacande
in September 2000. She was declared a TCL following a grounding.
Stena Danica details:-
Dimensions: 125m x 22m x 5m
Grt/Dwt: 6333/2134 tons
Machinery: Lindholmen/Pielstick 18PC2V diesels
Power: 18,000 kW
Speed: 22.0 knots
Passengers: 1800
Cars: 425
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Stena Danica (3)
- Stena Line: 1974-1981
Stena Nordica (2)
- Stena Line: 1981-1983
Stena Nordica (2)
- RMT charter: 1983-1984
Stena Nautica (3)
- RMT charter: 1984-1986
Stena Nautica (3)
- Stena Cargo: 1986-1987
Versailles
- SNCF: 1987-92
Stena Londoner
- Stena Sealink charter: 1992-96
SeaFrance Monet
- SeaFrance: 1996-2000
Volcan de Tacande
- Naviera Armas : 2000-
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Stena Danica (3)
(Stena: 1974-81)
Stena Nordica (2)
(Stena: 1981-83)
Stena Danica
was built in 1974 by Brodogradiliste Jozo Lozovina Mosor, Trogir, Yugoslavia, for Stena Line's Göteborg-Frederikshavn service. Her sistership was
Stena Jutlandica
. In 1977
Stena Danica
was rebuilt by Wilton-Fijenoord, Rotterdam with a second trailer deck. In 1981
Stena Danica
was renamed
Stena Nordica
. In 1983
Stena Nordica
was chartered to Regie voor Maritiem Transport (RTM) for Oostende-Dover services, and was renamed
Stena Nautica
the following year.
Stena Line postcard of
Stena Danica
before rebuilding with second trailer deck.
Stena Line postcard of
Stena Danica
before rebuilding with second trailer deck.
The Stena Line terminal at Göteborg, with (from left-to-right):-
Stena Danica
,
Stena Olympica
,
Stena Jutlandica
and
Scandinavica
.
The date is between 1978 and 1981.
Photograph of
Stena Danica
after rebuilding with second trailer deck in 1977.
Photo: © Frank Heine.
Scan:
Fakta om Fartyg
.
Duncan photographic postcard of
Stena Danica
after rebuilding with second trailer deck in 1977.
Duncan photographic postcard of
Stena Nordica
after renamed in 1981.
Stena Nordica (2)
(RMT charter: 1981-83)
Stena Nautica (3)
(RMT charter: 1984-86)
In 1983
Stena Nordica
was chartered to Regie voor Maritiem Transport (RTM) for Oostende-Dover services, and was renamed
Stena Nautica
the following year. In 1986 she was chartered to SNCF for their Newhaven-Dieppe service as the
Versailles
.
Photograph of
Stena Nordica
in RMT service.
Photo: ©
FotoFlite
.
Photograph of the renamed
Stena Nautica
in RMT service.
Photo: © Frank Heine.
Scan:
Fakta om Fartyg
.
Stena Nautica (3)
(Stena Cargo: 1986-87)
The RTM charter ended in 1986, and
Stena Nautica (3)
was transferred to Stena Cargo and laid up in Göteborg. In 1987,
Stena Nautica (3)
was chartered to SNCF for service between Newhaven-Dieppe as the
Versailles
. She was purchased the following year.
Photograph of
Stena Nautica
after RMT service, when she returned to Stena Cargo.
Photo: Andreas Wörteler.
Scan:
Fakta om Fartyg
.
Versailles
(SNCF/SPN: 1987-92)
In 1987
Stena Nautica
was chartered to SNCF for their Newhaven-Dieppe service as the
Versailles
, with sale to SNCF in 1988. In 1992
Versailles
was chartered to Sealink Stena Line as the
Stena Londoner
, remaining on the Newhaven-Dieppe service.
Photo: ©
FotoFlite
.
Scan:
Fakta om Fartyg
.
Official SPN card of
Versailles.
Simplon Postcards issue of
Versailles.
Photo: © P.W.James.
Stena Londoner
(Stena Sealink charter: 1992-97)
In 1992
Versailles
was chartered to Sealink Stena Line as the
Stena Londoner
, remaining on the Newhaven-Dieppe service. The charter was ended in 1996, and
Stena Londoner
moved to the Dover-Calais route as the
SeaFrance Monet
.
Chantry Classics
postcard of
Stena Londoner
.
Photo: ©
Mike Louagie
Postcard of
Stena Londoner
.
Scan:
Fakta om Fartyg
.
Photo: © Andreas Wörteler.
Ferry Publications postcard of
Stena Londoner
.
Later Stena Sealink colours.
Postcard of
Stena Londoner
.
Scan:
Fakta om Fartyg
.
Photo: © Andreas Wörteler.
Scan:
Fakta om Fartyg
.
Photo: © Andreas Wörteler.
Scan:
Fakta om Fartyg
.
Photo: © Andreas Wörteler.
SeaFrance Monet
(SeaFrance: 1997- )
In 1992
Versailles
was chartered to Sealink Stena Line as the
Stena Londoner
, remaining on the Newhaven-Dieppe service. The charter was ended in 1996, and
Stena Londoner
moved to the Dover-Calais route as the
SeaFrance Monet
. She suffered from recurrent engine problems, and spent much of her time laid up at Dunkerque. In 2000
SeaFrance Monet
was sold to Naviera Armas S.A. and sailed to Vigo for refurbishing, re-entering service on Canary Islands services as the
Volcan de Tacande
in September 2000. She was declared a TCL in 2005 following a grounding.
Simplon Postcards sp1229 of
SeaFrance Monet
, issued February 1997.
Photo: ©
Mike Louagie
Ramsey Postcards 97 of
SeaFrance Monet
.
Scan:
Fakta om Fartyg
.
Scan:
Fakta om Fartyg
.
Photo: © Andreas Wörteler.