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Stena Line - Page 2
First Generation Car Ferries 1965-72
This is the second in a series of pages devoted to postcards and photographs of Stena Line.
An alphabetical list of ships
shown on this page is shown below. Below this is a
Fleet List
in chronological order.
A Table
of links to complete history pages on selected individual ships is shown on the
Stena Line - Header Page
.
Stena Line Pages:-
Page 1
-
Page 2
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Page 3
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Ships on This Page:-
Stena Danica (1)
(1965-1969)
Stena Nordica (1)
(1965-1973)
The Londoner (1)
(1965)
Prinsessan Christina
(1966, charter)
Stena Baltica (1)
(1966-1970)
Stena Germanica (1)
(1967-1979)
Stena Britannica (1)
(1967-1968)
Stena Danica (2)
(1969-1974)
Viking II
(1971, charter)
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Stena Line - Page 1
- The Early Years 1962-65
Stena Line - Page 2
- First Generation Car Ferries 1965-72 - This Page!
Stena Line - Page 3
- Second Generation Car Ferries 1972-75
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Page 2: First Generation Car Ferries 1965-72
Stena Danica (1) (1965-1969)
Stena Danica (1)
was built in France by Ateliers et Chantiers de la Seine-Maritime, LeTrait. Her sistership was the
Stena Nordica (1)
. She entered service with Stena Line between Göteborg/Stenpiren-Frederikshavn in 1965.
Stena Danica
was the first purpose-built Stena Line car ferry, and introduced the "Stena-" naming system. During the winter of 1967-68,
Stena Danica
was chartered to Townsend Car Ferries for Dover-Zeebrugge services. In 1969
Stena Danica
was sold to Canadian National Railways and renamed
Lucy Maud Montgomery
. She was used initially between Cape Tormentine and Port Borden, and from 1971 between North Sydney and Port aux Basques. In 1975,
Lucy Maud Montgomery
was chartered to Cooperative de Transport et Aeriens (C.T.M.A.). She entered service between Grindstone, Magdalen Islands and Souris, Prince Edward Island. In 1977, the service was taken over by the Canadian Ministry of Transport.
Lucy Maud Montgomery
was laid up in 1998, and briefly renamed
Hull 209
. She was sold in 1999, with the intention of running gambling cruises out of Key West, but she remained laid up in Key West under the name
Lady Clare I
.
A complete history of this ship is available
on this link
.
Official Stena Line postcard of
Stena Danica (1)
.
A.Duncan photographic postcard of
Stena Danica (1)
.
Postcard of
Stena Danica (1)
at Gothenburg.
Scan:
Fakta om Fartyg
.
Stena Line photograph of
Stena Danica (1)
and
Stena Baltica (1)
at Gothenburg.
Stena Nordica (1) (1965-1973)
The Londoner (1) (1965)
Stena Nordica
was built in France by Ateliers et Chantiers de la Seine-Maritime, LeTrait. Her sistership was the
Stena Danica
. She entered service with
Stena Line
between Tilbury (London) and Calais under the marketing name of
The Londoner
in July 1965. From October to December 1965 she operated as the
Jãtten Finn
between Stockholm and Mariehamn. From January 1966,
Stena Nordica
was chartered for use on the Sealink service between Stranraer and Larne, which continued until 1970. From 1971-1973,
Stena Nordica
operated on the
Stena Line
Göteborg-Fredrikshavn route, followed by sale to Venezuelan owners Naviera Nueva Esparta S.A. of Caracas. She was renamed
Santa Ana
, for a service between Puerto La Cruz and Punta de Piedras. From 1975, registered owners of
Santa Ana
were Consolidata de Ferrys (Conferrys). She was lost in May 1980.
A complete history of this ship is available
on this link
.
Advance Stena Line postcard of
Stena Nordica (1)
as
The Londoner
.
Scan:
Fakta om Fartyg
.
Stena Line postcard of
Stena Nordica (1)
as
The Londoner
.
"Sailing every day from Tilbury to Calais carrying 126 cars and 1000 passengers at a speed of 17.5 knots".
Plastichrome postcard P67684/WB563 of
Stena Nordica (1)
as
The Londoner
.
Photo: Skyfotos.
Photograph of
Stena Nordica (1)
as
The Londoner
.
Scan:
Fakta om Fartyg
.
Photographic postcard of
Stena Nordica (1)
as
The Londoner
.
A.Duncan photographic postcard of
Stena Nordica (1)
as
The Londoner
.
Photograph of
Stena Nordica (1)
in Sealink service.
Photo: © Frank Heine.
Scan:
Fakta om Fartyg
.
Postcard of
Stena Nordica
at Gothenburg, from where she sailed from 1971-1973.
Prinsessan Christina (1966, charter)
Stena Baltica (1) (1966-1970)
Stena Line photograph of
Stena Danica (1)
and
Stena Baltica (1)
at Gothenburg.
Stena Baltica (1)
had just returned from her maiden voyage.
Stena Germanica (1) (1967-1979)
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.
A complete history of this ship is available
on this link
.
Official Stena Line postcard of
Stena Germanica
.
Official Stena Line postcard of
Stena Germanica
.
Official Stena Line postcard of
Stena Germanica.
Scan: Mikael Blomberg..
Zacharlassanes Boghandel (Korsør) postcard of sistership Stena Germanica.
Photograph of
Stena Germanica
.
Photograph of
Stena Germanica
with helicopter deck aft.
Stena Britannica (1) (1967-1968)
The Stena Line vessel
Stena Britannica
was built in 1967, as the second of a pair of sisterships built for a new Kiel-Gothenburg service started by Stena Line. Her sister was the
Stena Germanica
, delivered in the same year, and both were built by A/S Langesunds Mek, in Sandefjord, Norway. When
Stena Britannica
was delivered, it was considered too soon to add a second ship to the Kiel-Gothenburg service.
Stena Britannica
was used between Gothenburg and Frederikshavn for 4 months, before being sold to the State of Alaska in April 1968. Between 1968-74 she served on the Alaska Marine Highway as the
Wickersham
. When purpose-built tonnage arrived on the Alaska service, she was sold to Rederi AB Sally, who renamed her the
Viking 6
.
A complete history of this ship is available
on this link
.
Photograph
Stena Britannica
.
Photo: © J-B Jensen.
Scan:
Fakta om Fartyg
.
Stena Danica (2) (1969-1974)
Stena Danica (2)
was built by A.G. Weser Werk Seebeck, Bremerhaven. She entered service with Stena Line in 1969 between Göteborg and Fredrikshavn. In 1974,
Stena Danica (2)
was sold to British Columbia Ferries and renamed
Queen of Surrey
.
Queen of Surrey
was used on the Horseshoe Bay (Vancouver) to Naaimo service. She was laid up from 1975-80, but was then rebuilt with 208 berths and reintroduced on the Prince Rupert to Port Hardy service as
Queen of the North
. On 22nd March 2006
Queen of the North
hit a rock and sank near Gil Island, 80 miles (129 km) south of Prince Rupert.
Complete history of
Stena Danica (2)
Advance Stena Line postcard of
Stena Danica (2)
.
Official Stena Line postcard of
Stena Danica (2)
.
Postcard of
Stena Danica (2)
.
Grako postcard 37/155 of
Stena Danica (2)
at Göteborg.
Duncan photographic postcard of
Stena Danica (2)
.