Stena Atlantica

 

Stena Atlantica - Marine Atlantica - Corsica Vera - Sardinia Vera

 

 

This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of the Stena Atlantica of 1975, which served as initially as Marine Atlantica, and later as the Sardinia Vera.

 

Stena Atlantica was built in 1975 for Stena Line, the third of a series of four ships intended for charter work. Her sisters were Stena Normandica (1974), Stena Nautica (1975), and Stena Nordica (1975). They were designed and built by Rickmers Werft, Bremerhaven, who achieved a very high vehicle capacity for the overall size, the downside of which was the very boxy appearance.

 

Stena Atlantica was delivered in May 1975, and was immediately chartered to Marine Atlantic (Canada) for a service between North Sydney and Port aux Basques as the Marine Atlantica. She was sold to them in 1979. In 1986, Marine Atlantica was sold to the Tourship group, owners of Corsica Ferries, and renamed Corsica Vera. She entered service as the Sardinia Vera between Livorno and Golfo Arranci (Sardinia). The Italian port switched to Civitavecchia in 1996. Sistership Stena Nautica also joined Corsica/Sardinia Ferries as the Corsica Marina II. In 2001, Sardinia Vera was chartered to Transmanche Ferries for service between Dieppe and Newhaven.

 

 

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Stena Atlantica - Stena Line: 1974

Marine Atlantica - Marine Atlantic: 1974-86

Sardinia Vera - Corsica Ferries: 1986-99

Sardinia Vera - Transmanche Ferries charter: 1999-

 

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Stena Atlantica

 

 

Stena Atlantica

(Stena Line: 1974-1979)

 

Stena Atlantica was built in 1975 for Stena Line, the third of a series of four ships intended for charter work. Her sisters were Stena Normandica (1974), Stena Nautica (1975), and Stena Nordica (1975). They were designed and built by Rickmers Werft, Bremerhaven, who achieved a very high vehicle capacity for the overall size, the downside of which was the very boxy appearance.

 

Stena Atlantica was delivered in May 1975, and was immediately chartered to Marine Atlantic (Canada) for a service between North Sydney and Port aux Basques as the Marine Atlantica. She was sold to them in 1979. In 1986, Marine Atlantica was sold to the Tourship group, owners of Corsica Ferries, and renamed Corsica Vera. She entered service as the Sardinia Vera between Livorno and Golfo Arranci (Sardinia). The Italian port switched to Civitavecchia in 1996. Sistership Stena Nautica also joined Corsica/Sardinia Ferries as the Corsica Marina II. In 2001, Sardinia Vera was chartered to Transmanche Ferries for service between Dieppe and Newhaven.

 

 

Photograph of Stena Atlantica.

Photo: © Rickard Sahlsten.

Scan: Fakta om Fartyg.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marine Atlantic

(Marine Atlantic: 1974-86)

 

Stena Atlantica was delivered in May 1975, and was immediately chartered to Marine Atlantic (Canada) for a service between North Sydney and Port aux Basques as the Marine Atlantica. She was sold to them in 1979. In 1986, Marine Atlantica was sold to the Tourship group, owners of Corsica Ferries, and renamed Corsica Vera.

 

 

Official postcard of Marine Atlantica.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corsica Vera

Sardinia Vera

(Sardinia Ferries: 1986- )

 

In 1986, Marine Atlantica was sold to the Tourship group, owners of Corsica Ferries, and renamed Corsica Vera. She entered service as the Sardinia Vera between Livorno and Golfo Arranci (Sardinia). The Italian port switched to Civitavecchia in 1996. Sistership Stena Nautica also joined Corsica/Sardinia Ferries as the Corsica Marina II. In 2001, Sardinia Vera was chartered to Transmanche Ferries for service between Dieppe and Newhaven.

 

 

Corsica Vera on delivery, still in Marine Atlantic colours.

Photo: Peter Asklander.

Scan: Fakta om Fartyg.

 

 

 

This is Corsica Ferries official card serial 10 of Sardinia Vera.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sardinia Vera

(Transmanche Ferries charter: 1999- )

 

In 1986, Marine Atlantica was sold to the Tourship group, owners of Corsica Ferries, and renamed Corsica Vera. She entered service as the Sardinia Vera between Livorno and Golfo Arranci (Sardinia). The Italian port switched to Civitavecchia in 1996. Sistership Stena Nautica also joined Corsica/Sardinia Ferries as the Corsica Marina II. In 2001, Sardinia Vera was chartered to Transmanche Ferries for service between Dieppe and Newhaven.

 

Additional photographs in Transmanche Ferries service are available on this link.

 

 

This is the first official Transmanche Ferries postcard issued.

 

 

 

This is a Dieppe Photo-Camara real photographic card (with postcard back).

The photograph is by Henri-Claude Boniface.

 

 

 

Simplon Postcards sp2169 of Sardinia Vera, released December 2001.

Photographed at Dieppe in July 2001 by Ian Boyle.

Simplon Postcards are now available from Harold Jordan.

 

 

 

 

 

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