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Aurella
Aurella - St Patrick II - Egnatia II - Ville de Sete - City of Cork - CTMA Vacationer
This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of the Viking Line ferry
Aurella
. which later had a long career with Irish Ferries as the
St Patrick II
.
Aurella
was built by J.J. Sietas KG Schiffswerft GmbH & Co, Hamburg, in 1973 for Viking Line consortium member SF Line. She was 7984 gross tons, 125.6m in length, and could carry 1630 passengers (812 berths) and 300 cars.
Aurella
was used on the Kapellskär-Mariehamn-Naantali route until 1982, when she was sold to Irish Continental Line (later shortened to Irish Ferries). She served with them as
St Patrick II
on their services between Ireland and France until 1998, although in later years she was often chartered out or laid up at Le Havre as spare. In 1998
St Patrick II
was purchased by HML (Hellenic Mediterranean Lines) and was renamed
Egnatia II
. She was also chartered out to BalearExpress as
Ville de Sete
, and Swansea Cork Ferries as the
City of Cork
, receiving the Estonian and Portuguses flags respectively on the charters. In 2002
Egnatia II
was sold to the Cooperative de Transport Maritime et Aerien (CTMA) for service between Montreal and Cap-aux-Meules in Canada as the
CTMA Vacationer
.
April 2009 Data:-
Name of ship:
CTMA VACANCIER
IMO number:
7310260
Call Sign:
CFN3031
Gross tonnage:
11481
Type of ship:
Passenger/Ro-Ro Cargo Ship
Year of build:
1973
Flag:
Canada
Status of ship:
In Service
Ship Names on this Page:-
Aurella
- Viking Line 1973-82
CTMA Vacationer
- CTMA 2002-
St Patrick II
- Irish Ferries 1982-98
St Patrick II
- Tallink (Charters from Irish Ferries in 1992 and 1993)
Egnatia II
- Hellenic Mediterranean Lines (HML) 1998-2002
City of Cork
- Swansea-Cork Ferries (charter from HML in 2000)
Ville de Sete
- Balear Express (charter from HML in 2000)
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Aurella
(Viking Line: 1973-82)
Aurella
was built by J.J. Sietas KG Schiffswerft GmbH & Co, Germany, in 1973 for Viking Line consortium member SF Line. Aurella was used on the Kapellskär-Mariehamn-Naantali route until 1982, when she was sold to Irish Ferries.
This is an official Viking Line postcard.
Kapellskär-Mariehamn-Naantali route.
This is an official Viking Line postcard.
Kapellskär-Mariehamn-Naantali route.
This is an official Viking Line postcard.
This is an official Viking Line postcard.
Scan: Mikael Blomberg.
St Patrick II
(Irish Ferries: 1982-98)
In 1982,
Aurella
was sold to Irish Continental Line (later shortened to Irish Ferries). She served with them as
St Patrick II
on their services between Ireland and France until 1998, although in later years she was often chartered out or laid up at Le Havre as spare. In Irish Ferries days tonnage was measured at 11481grt, and she carried 1500 passengers and 300 cars. In 1998 she was purchased by HML (Hellenic Mediterranean Lines) and was renamed
Egnatia II
. She was also chartered out to BalearExpress as
Ville de Sete
, and Swansea Cork Ferries as the
City of Cork
.
Official Irish Continental Line postcard of
St Patrick II.
Printed by J.Arthur Dixon - serial number L6/SP.7131
Official Irish Ferries postcard of
St Patrick II.
Printed by J.Arthur Dixon - serial number L6/SP.11077
Ferrycards
postcard No.25 of
St Patrick II
.
Usual route: Rosslare/Cork-Cherbourg/Le Havre/Roscoff.
Photo: Gordon Hislip.
Chantry Classics
postcard CC/S214 of
St Patrick II
at Rosslare.
Usual route: Rosslare/Cork-Cherbourg/Le Havre/Roscoff.
Photo: Terence Mitchell.
Ferrywise postcard of
St Patrick II
.
Usual route: Rosslare/Cork-Cherbourg/Le Havre/Roscoff.
Photo: Irish Ferries.
Ramsey Postcards
serial number 28 of
St Patrick II.
Ferry Publications postcard serial number 803 of
St Patrick II
.
Usual route: Rosslare-Cherbourg/Le Havre.
Photo: Miles Cowsill
Ferry Publications postcard serial number 95/004 of
St Patrick II,
with characteristic smole effects.
Usual route: Rosslare/Cork-Cherbourg/Le Havre/Roscoff.
Photo: Miles Cowsill
Editions Combier (Macon) postcard serial number 7635100038 of
St Patrick II
in Le Havre.
Editions Mage postcard serial number M7624/197 of
St Patrick II
in Le Havre.
Editions Mage postcard serial number M7624/196 of
St Patrick II
in Le Havre.
Editions Dubray postcard serial number C1980/50 of
St Patrick II
in Cherbourg.
Editions Mage multi-view postcard of
St Patrick II
in Le Havre.
Photograph of St Patrick II at Cherbourg.
Photo: © Ian Boyle
St Patrick II
(Tallink charters)
In 1998
St Patrick II
was purchased by HML (Hellenic Mediterranean Lines) and was renamed
Egnatia II
. She was also chartered out to BalearExpress as
Ville de Sete
, and Swansea Cork Ferries as the
City of Cork
, receiving the Estonian and Portuguses flags respectively on the charters. In 2002
Egnatia II
was sold to the Cooperative de Transport Maritime et Aerien (CTMA) for service between Montreal and Cap-aux-Meules in Canada as the
CTMA Vacationer
.
On charter from Irish Ferries in Helsinki on 16/2/1993.
Photo: © Matti Pietikäinen.
On charter from Irish Ferries in Helsinki on 9/5/1994.
Note different funnel colours to the photo above.
Photo: © Matti Pietikäinen.
On charter from Irish Ferries in Helsinki on 9/5/1994.
Photo: © Matti Pietikäinen.
Egnatia II
(HML - Hellenic Mediterranean Lines)
In 1998
St Patrick II
was purchased by HML (Hellenic Mediterranean Lines) and was renamed
Egnatia II
. She was also chartered out to BalearExpress as
Ville de Sete
, and Swansea Cork Ferries as the
City of Cork
, receiving the Estonian and Portuguses flags respectively on the charters. In 2002
Egnatia II
was sold to the Cooperative de Transport Maritime et Aerien (CTMA) for service between Montreal and Cap-aux-Meules in Canada as the
CTMA Vacationer
.
City of Cork
(Swansea-Cork Ferries - charter from HML)
Photo of
City of Cork
Photo: © Martin Jensen - Scan:
www.faktaomfartyg.se
Ville de Sete
(Balear Express - charter from HML)
Photo of
Ville de Sete
Photo: © Andreas Wörteler - Scan:
www.faktaomfartyg.se
Photo of
Ville de Sete
Photo: © Andreas Wörteler - Scan:
www.faktaomfartyg.se
CTMA Vacationer
(CTMA)
Name of ship: CTMA VACANCIER - IMO number: 7310260 - Call Sign: CFN3031
Gross tonnage: 11481 - Type of ship: Passenger/Ro-Ro Cargo Ship
Year of build: 1973 - Flag: Canada - Status of ship: In Service
In 2002
Egnatia II
was sold to the Cooperative de Transport Maritime et Aerien (CTMA) for service between Montreal and Cap-aux-Meules in Canada as the
CTMA Vacationer
.
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