Stena Germanica

 

 

This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of the Stena Line vessel Stena Germanica of 1967. Her sistership was the Stena Britannica, later Viking 6.

 

Stena Germanica was built by Langesund Mekaniske Verksted, Langesund, Norway, and entered service on Stena Line route Göteborg-Kiel in April 1967. In November 1967, Stena Germanica had a brief charter with Algerian company C.N.A.N. between Marseille-Algiers. In 1968 Stena Germanica was rebuilt with additional berths. During the summer of 1972, Stena Germanica served between Kiel-Korsör, and the following year between Stockholm-Mariehamn, before returning to Göteborg-Kiel in April 1974. For the next two years Stena Germanica ran on routes Göteborg-Kiel-Korsör and Göteborg-Frederikshavn, but spent time laid up from 1975, with occasional charters, including B&I Line between Swansea-Cork. During 1978, Stena Germanica was chartered to Shell U.K. Exploration & Production Division, and received a helicopter deck aft. She was later chartered to Chevron Oil. During the winter of 1978-79, Stena Germanica briefly returned to the Göteborg-Kiel route, before sale to Corsica Ferries in February 1972 and renamed A.Regina. In April 1979, she began cruising on a San Remo-Ajaccio-Tunis-Valletta-Toarmina-Capri-Bastia-San Remo circuit under the marketing name Sea Club. In 1984, she was chartered to Dominican Ferries, for a route from Mayaguez to San Pedro de Macoris, but was wrecked on 15th February 1985 un Mona Island, 40 miles west of Puerto Rico. She was broken up in 1989.

 

 

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Stena Germanica - Stena Line 1967-79

A.Regina - Corsica Ferries 1979-89

 

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Stena Germanica

(Stena Line: 1967-79)

 

Stena Germanica was built by Langesund Mekaniske Verksted, Langesund, Norway, and entered service on Stena Line route Göteborg-Kiel in April 1967. In November 1967, Stena Germanica had a brief charter with Algerian company C.N.A.N. between Marseille-Algiers. In 1968 Stena Germanica was rebuilt with additional berths. During the summer of 1972, Stena Germanica served between Kiel-Korsör, and the following year between Stockholm-Mariehamn, before returning to Göteborg-Kiel in April 1974. For the next two years Stena Germanica ran on routes Göteborg-Kiel-Korsör and Göteborg-Frederikshavn, but spent time laid up from 1975, with occasional charters, including B&I Line between Swansea-Cork. During 1978, Stena Germanica was chartered to Shell U.K. Exploration & Production Division, and received a helicopter deck aft. She was later chartered to Chevron Oil. During the winter of 1978-79, Stena Germanica briefly returned to the Göteborg-Kiel route, before sale to Corsica Ferries in February 1972 and renamed A.Regina.

 

 

Official Stena Line postcard of Stena Germanica.

 

Official Stena Line postcard of Stena Germanica.

 

Zacharlassanes Boghandel (Korsør) postcard of sistership Stena Germanica.

 

Photograph of Stena Germanica.

 

Photograph of Stena Germanica.

 

Photograph of Stena Germanica with helicopter deck aft.

 

 

 

 

 

A.Regina

(Corsica Ferries: 1979-89)

 

Stena Germanica was sold to Corsica Ferries in February 1972 and renamed A.Regina. In April 1979, she began cruising on a San Remo-Ajaccio-Tunis-Valletta-Toarmina-Capri-Bastia-San Remo circuit under the marketing name Sea Club. In 1984, she was chartered to Dominican Ferries, for a route from Mayaguez to San Pedro de Macoris, but was wrecked on 15th February 1985 un Mona Island, 40 miles west of Puerto Rico. She was broken up in 1989.

 

Photograph of A.Regina.

Photo: © Rickard Sahlsten.

 

 

 

 

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