MV Star Fighter (1978)
 Transeuropa ferry Gardenia leaving Ostend | |
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: |
Star Fighter (2014 onwards) Ardenia (2014) Gardenia (2002-2014) European Endeavour (1987-2002) European Enterprise (1978-1987) |
| Owner: |
Oilchart (2013-Present) TransEuropa Ferries (2002-2013) Abbey National Leasing (1991-2002) P&O (1987-1991) European Ferries (Townsend Thoresen) (1978-1987) |
| Operator: |
Transeuropa Ferries (2002-2013) P&O Irish Sea (1996-2002) P&O European Ferries (19870-1996) Townsend Thoresen (1978-1987) |
| Port of registry: |
Limassol,  Cyprus |
| Route: | 2002 - 2013: Ramsgate-Ostend |
| Builder: | Schichau Unterweser AG, Germany |
| Yard number: | 2275 |
| Launched: | 22 December 1977 |
| Completed: | 1977 |
| In service: | 1978 |
| Out of service: | April 2013 |
| Identification: |
IMO number: 7711139[1] Callsign P3JY9 MMSI Number: 210981000 |
| Status: | Laid up in Limassol, Cyprus |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | 22,152 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Length: | 117.85 m (386.6 ft) |
| Beam: | 20.27 m (66.5 ft) |
| Draught: | 5.82 m (19.1 ft) |
| Propulsion: | Two Stork Werkspoor 9TM410 |
| Speed: | 18.4 kn (34.1 km/h) |
MV Star Fighter is a freight ferry which was previously operated by TransEuropa Ferries but was laid up in April 2013 after TEF went bankrupt, she has since been sold and has been renamed the Ardenia. On the 27/09/2014 she was registered to Kosilio Shipping Co Ltd, Limassol, Cyprus and was then subsequently renamed MV Star Fighter along with her former fleet mate Larks which was renamed MV Lucky Star, she then departed Piraeus for Limassol in Early November where she has been laid up ever since her name change. [2]
History
The ship was launched for Townsend Thoresen as the European Enterprise in 1978.[3] Townsend Thoresen was absorbed by P&O European Ferries in 1987 and the same year the vessel was renamed European Endeavour by the new owners. In 1996 P&O European Ferries transferred European Endeavour to P&O European Ferries Irish Sea operation. European Endeavour was sold to Transeuropa Ferries in July 2002 whilst laid up at Dunkirk and was renamed Gardenia for use on their Ostend – Ramsgate freight service.[4] Following a refit her maiden voyage between Ostend and Ramsgate took place on 15 January 2003.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Mv European Enterprise / European Endeavour / Gardenia". Retrieved 17 Jan 2009.
- ↑ "Ardenia". Fleetmon.com. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
IMO: 7711139
- ↑ "M/F Gardenia". Retrieved 17 Jan 2009.
- ↑ "Gardenia". Retrieved 17 Jan 2009.
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