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Trasmediterránea
 
Page 3: Trasmed Car Ferries 1990-
 
 
This is the third in a series of pages devoted to postcards and photographs of Trasmediterránea. This page shows conventional ferries acquired after 1990. An alphabetical list of ships shown on this page is shown below. The Table beneath gives links to complete history pages on selected individual ships. Below the table is a Fleet List in chronological order.
 
Other Trasmediterranea Pages:- Page 1, Page 2, Page 4
 
Modernisation of the Trasmediterránea fleet began in 1980 when the Jetfoil Princesa Voladora entered service in the Canaries. Having a jetfoil in the Canaries was important as it introduced a 80 minute maritime shuttle service between the two Canary capitals: Las Palmas & Santa Cruz. This vessel had a big effect on Canary Island society, raising its quality, and Trasmediterránea consequently decided to buy two more Jetfoil ships in the following two years, Princesa Guayarmina and Princesa Guacimara. In the summer of 1987, a third route was added to Morro Jable (Fuerteventura). Since 1990, the fleets have been replaced again with modern multi-purpose, ro-pax and ro-ro ferries, whilst vehicle-carrying fast catamarans and monohull ferries have been used since 1995.
 
 
Ships on This Page:-
Alyssa (2000-2001, on charter)
Cala Salada (1990-2000)
Cala Fustan (1990-2000)
Ciudad De Burgos (1990- )
Ciudad De Alicante (1990- )
Ciudad De Algeciras (19??-20??)
Ciudad De Malaga (1998- )
Ciudad De Tanger (1998-2002)
Fortuny (2001- )
Isla De La Gomera (2002- )
Juan J Sister (1993- )
Las Palmas De Gran Canaria (1993- )
Murillo (2002- )
Santa Cruz De Tenerife (1993- )
Sorolla (2001- )
Stena Nautica (1996, on charter)
Superfast Andalucia (1999- )
Superfast Canarias (1999- )
Superfast Levante (2001- )

Associated Pages:-
Trasmediterránea - Page 1 - Passenger Ships
Trasmediterránea - Page 2 - Vehicle Ferries up to 1990
Trasmediterránea - Page 3 - Vehicle Ferries from 1990 - This Page!
Trasmediterránea - Page 4 - Fast Ferries
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Table of Complete Ship Histories

Name

Other names

 Built
 Antonio Lazaro  Logos II

 1968
 Villa de Agaete  Floria, Carmen del Mare

 1970
 Vincente Puchol  Arkadia, Arcadia, Angelina Lauro

 1968
 
 
 
 
 
Trasmediterránea
 
Fleet List Part 3 - Car Ferries From 1990
 
 
 
 
Ciudad De Alicante (1990- )
Ciudad De Burgos (1990- )
 
Trasmed postcard of Cuidad de Alicante.
 
 
Cuidad de Alicante at Barcelona, 2nd September 2002.
Photo: © 2002 Ian Boyle.
 
 
Cuidad de Burgos at Barcelona, 2nd September 2002.
Photo: © 2002 Ian Boyle.
 
 
Cuidad de Burgos at Barcelona, 7th April 2004.
Photo: © 2004 Ian Boyle.
 
 
Cuidad de Burgos at Barcelona, 7th April 2004.
Photo: © 2004 Ian Boyle.
 
 
Cuidad de Burgos at Barcelona, 7th April 2004.
Photo: © 2004 Ian Boyle.
 
 
 
 
 
Cala Salada (1990-2000)
Cala Fustan (1990-2000)
 
Two ro-ro ferries built by Frederikshavn Værft A/S, Frederikshavn for Merc-Scandia in 1978. Following various charters, they were bought by Trasmediterránea in 1990. Both were sold in 2000 to Boluda International S.A. Valencia, following delivery of new tonnage to Trasmediterránea.
 
Pictures to be added soon
 
 
 
 

Juan J Sister (1993- )
(Neptuno Class)
 
22409 grt - 151.10m long - 12600kW=18 knots - 550 passengers/400 berths 1680 lane metres
 
Juan J.Sister was built in 1993 by Kværner Masa-Yards, Åbo, Finland, for Trasmediterránea services from Spain to the Canary Islands. She is one of three new ferries for these services delivered in 1993, the others being the smaller sisterships Las Palmas De Gran Canaria and Santa Cruz De Tenerife. The Balearic Islands services did not receive a similar upgrade until 2001/2002, with the delivery of Sorolla, Fortuny and Murillo.
 
 
Kværner Masa-Yards oversized builders' postcard of Juan J.Sister.
 
 
Trasmediterránea postcard of Juan J.Sister.
 
 
Trasmediterránea postcard of Juan J.Sister.
 
 
Trasmediterránea postcard of Juan J.Sister.
 
 
Trasmediterránea postcard of Juan J.Sister.
 
 
Trasmediterránea postcard of Juan J.Sister.
 
 
 
 
 
Las Palmas De Gran Canaria (1993- )
Santa Cruz De Tenerife (1993- )
(Triton Class)
 
22409 grt - 151.10m long - 12600kW=18 knots - 550 passengers/400 berths 1680 lane metres
 
Las Palmas De Gran Canaria and Santa Cruz De Tenerife were built in 1993 by Union Naval De Lavante, Valencia, for Trasmediterránea services in the Canary Islands (Las Palmas-Santa Cruz). With Juan J.Sister, there were three new ferries for Canary Islands services delivered in 1993. The Balearic Islands services did not receive a similar upgrade until 2001/2002, with the delivery of Sorolla, Fortuny and Murillo. They have subsequently served between Algeciras-Tangier and on Palma de Mallorca routes.
 
 
Trasmediterránea postcard of Las Palmas De Gran Canaria.
 
 
Trasmediterránea postcard of Las Palmas De Gran Canaria.
 
 
Trasmediterránea postcard of Las Palmas De Gran Canaria.
 
 
Trasmediterránea postcard of Las Palmas De Gran Canaria.
 
 
Simplon Postcards issue sp1292 of Las Palmas De Gran Canaria - released April 2008
Photos: © Ian Boyle, 16th March 2008
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Las Palmas De Gran Canaria in the Straits of Gibraltar in Acciona colours
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 16th March 2008
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Las Palmas De Gran Canaria in the Straits of Gibraltar in Acciona colours
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 16th March 2008
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Las Palmas De Gran Canaria in the Straits of Gibraltar in Acciona colours
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 16th March 2008
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Las Palmas De Gran Canaria in the Straits of Gibraltar in Acciona colours
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 16th March 2008
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Las Palmas De Gran Canaria in the Straits of Gibraltar in Acciona colours
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 16th March 2008
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Las Palmas De Gran Canaria in the Straits of Gibraltar in Acciona colours
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 16th March 2008
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Las Palmas De Gran Canaria in the Straits of Gibraltar in Acciona colours
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 16th March 2008
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Stena Nautica
(1996, on charter)
 
Nautica was built in 1986 by Nakskov Skipsværft A/S as the Niels Klim of Danske Statsbaner (DSB). Her sistership was Peder Paars. They operated on the Århus-Kalundborg route of DSB, but were not a success, and were sold to Stena Line in 1990, for delivery in 1991. Niels Klim was renamed Stena Nautica, and laid up in Svendborg. In 1992 she was briefly chartered to B&I Line, followed by a return to DSB on old route Århus-Kalundborg. In March 1993 she returned to B&I Line on longer term charter, and was renamed Isle of Innisfree for their services Rosslare-Pembroke Dock and Dun Laoghaire-Holyhead. In 1995 she was chartered to Stena subsidiary Lion Ferry as Lion King between Halmstad-Grenå. In 1996 she was renamed Lion King II, reverting to Stena Nautica when the charter ended. During summer 1997 Stena Nautica ran for Trasmediterránea between Algeciras-Tangier, before returning to Stena Line services Karlskrona-Gdynia, Halmstad-Grenå then Varberg-Grenå. In 2001 Stena Nautica was rebuilt with extra vehicle decks, passenger capacity reducing from 2000 to 833.
 
 
Simplon Postcards release sp1233 of Stena Nautica.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ciudad De Tanger (1998-2002)
Isla De La Gomera (2002-2004)
 
Built as the Ibn Battouta 2 in Vigo for LIMADET's Tanger-Algeciras service. Bougth bt Trasmediterranea in 1998 and renamed Ciudad De Tanger on the same service. She was out of service for some time following a collision with the Ciudad De Ceuta on 17th July 2000. In March 2003 she was renamed Isla de la Gomera, and transferred to the Los Christianos-La Gomera and Los Christianos-El Hierro services. She was sold to Jadrolinija in June 2004 and renamed Zadar, operating between Croatia and Italy.
 
 
Photograph of Ciudad De Tanger.
Photo: © Adolfo Ortigueira Gil - Scan: Fakta om Fartyg
 
 
Photograph of Isla de la Gomera.
Photo: © Bernt Skjött - Scan: Fakta om Fartyg
 
 
 
 
 
Ciudad De Algeciras (19??-20??)
 
(ex-Bahia de Cadiz)
 
 
 
 
 
Ciudad De Malaga (1998- )
 
( ex-Julian Besteiro)
 
 
 
 
 
Superfast Andalucia (1999- )
Superfast Canarias (1999- )
 
20198grt - 185m long - Power: 25000kW - Speed: 22 knots - 2600 lane metres freight - 12 drivers
 
These sisters were built by Fincantieri in 1997/8 for Fred Olsen as the Bayard and Brabant. they entered service between Norway and Hamburg, Rotterdam, Zeebrugge and Immingham. They we bought by Trasmediterránea in December 1998, and entered service between Cadiz and the Canary Islands in 1999.
 
 
Super-Fast Andalucia at Cádiz
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 14th March 2008
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Super-Fast Andalucia at Cádiz
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 14th March 2008
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Superfast Levante (2001- )
 
17505 grt - 158m long - 25204kW=22 knots - 12 passengers/12 berths - 1905 lane metres
 
In August 2000, the Superfast Levante cargo ship was launched at the shipyard of Unión Naval in Valencia. She entered service on the Cádiz-Canary Islands route in March 2001.
 
Photo: © Peter Asklander.
Scan: Fakta om Fartyg
 
 
 
 
 
 
Alyssa
(2000-2001, on charter)
 
In March 2000, the ropax Alyssa was incorporated on the Barcelona-Palma de Mallorca line, chartered by the Company until its new superferries Sorolla and Fortuny came into service.
 
 
Photograph of Alyssa leaving Palma de Mallorca.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, July 2000.
 
 
Photograph of Alyssa leaving Palma de Mallorca.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, July 2000.
 
 
 
 
 
Sorolla (2001- )
 
28960 grt - 172m long - 28960kW=23.5 knots - 1100 passengers/744 berths - 1809 lane metres
 
Sorolla is the first of three new superferries built by Trasmediterránea to update their services to Palma de Mallorca. Her sistership is Fortuny. The third ship is ro-pax ferry Murillo.
 
In 2000, the superferries Sorolla and Fortuny were launched and floated, commissioned from the shipyards Hijos de J. Barreras, in Vigo, and Izar in Puerto Real, respectively. On the 25th October, the ferry Sorolla was launched in the course of a ceremony fostered by her patron Ana Mª Pastor Julián, Under Secretary to the Ministry of the Presidency, and on the 17th October the ferry Fortuny would be floated. Both ferries went on service the following year and offered much improved quality of service and accommodation compared to their predecessors. The ferry Sorolla set sail on route for Palma de Mallorca on the 17th May from Barcelona, and her twin ship Fortuny would began on the 14th June on the Valencia-Palma de Mallorca route.
 
 
Sorolla at Palma, Majorca, early morning on 20th August 2003.
Photo: © 2003 Ian Boyle.
 
 
Sorolla at Palma, Majorca, early morning on 20th August 2003.
Photo: © 2003 Ian Boyle.
 
 
Sorolla arriving at Barcelona, 7th April 2004.
Photo: © 2004 Ian Boyle.
 
 
Sorolla arriving at Barcelona, 7th April 2004.
Photo: © 2004 Ian Boyle.
 
 
Sorolla arriving at Barcelona, 7th April 2004.
Photo: © 2004 Ian Boyle.
 
 
Sorolla arriving at Barcelona, 7th April 2004.
Photo: © 2004 Ian Boyle.
 
 
 
 
 
Fortuny (2001- )
 
28960 grt - 172m long - 28960kW=23.5 knots - 1100 passengers/744 berths - 1809 lane metres
 
Fortuny is the second of three new superferries built by Trasmediterránea to update their services to Palma de Mallorca. Her sistership is Sorolla. The third ship is ro-pax ferry Murillo.
 
In 2000, the superferries Sorolla and Fortuny were launched and floated, commissioned from the shipyards Hijos de J. Barreras, in Vigo, and Izar in Puerto Real, respectively. On the 25th October, the ferry Sorolla was launched in the course of a ceremony fostered by her patron Ana Mª Pastor Julián, Under Secretary to the Ministry of the Presidency, and on the 17th October the ferry Fortuny would be floated. Both ferries went on service the following year and offered much improved quality of service and accommodation compared to their predecessors. The ferry Sorolla set sail on route for Palma de Mallorca on the 17th May from Barcelona, and her twin ship Fortuny would began on the 14th June on the Valencia-Palma de Mallorca route.
 
 
Fortuny at Barcelona, 25th August 2002.
Photo: © 2002 Ian Boyle.
 
 
 
 
 
Murillo (2002- )
 
22046 grt - 180m long - 23670kW=22.8 knots - 550 passengers/396 berths - 2196 lane metres
 
Murillo is the third of three new superferries built by Trasmediterránea to update their services to Palma de Mallorca. She is a ro-pax design, unlike the other two ships Fortuny and Sorolla.
 
In September 2001, the Izar de Sevilla shipyard launched the ferry Murillo, and the Mayoress for Cádiz, Teófila Martínez was her patron. This ship was delivered to the Company in a record time of 20 months to start operating on 22nd March the following year between Valencia and Palma de Mallorca.
 
Murillo at Palma, Majorca, 20th August 2003.
Photo: © 2003 Ian Boyle.
 
 
Aerial views of Murillo.
Scans supplied by Fakta om Fartyg.
 
 
 
 
Murillo at Palma, Majorca, 16th August 2006
By this date in Acciona ownership - Photo: © 2006 Ian Boyle
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Murillo at Palma, Majorca, 16th August 2006
By this date in Acciona ownership - Photo: © 2006 Ian Boyle
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