MS Stena Performer
 Leaving Heysham Port. | |
| History | |
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| Name: |
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| Owner: | Seatruck Ferries |
| Operator: | Stena Line |
| Port of registry: |
 Douglas |
| Route: | TBC |
| Builder: | Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft, Flensburg, Germany |
| Yard number: | 751 |
| Laid down: | 31 October 2011 |
| Launched: | 12 January 2012 |
| Acquired: | 16 April 2012 |
| Maiden voyage: | 23 April 2012 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | RoRo 2200 |
| Tonnage: | |
| Length: | 142 m (465 ft 11 in) |
| Beam: | 25 m (82 ft 0 in) |
| Decks: | 4 |
| Installed power: | 2 x MAN 7L48/60CR of 8,400kw (11,265bhp) each |
| Propulsion: | Two shafts with propellers |
| Speed: | 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) |
| Capacity: |
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MS Stena Performer is a ro-ro ferry that entered service with Seatruck Ferries April in 2012.[2]
The vessel is currently on charter to Stena Line from Seatruck Ferries. It was previously named Seatruck Performance.
History
She is one of four ships built by Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft, Germany. The vessel is the third newbuild to be completed.
The vessel was launched in January 2012. The vessel was christened by Virginia O'Reilly, the wife of O'Reilly Transport Ltd (Ireland)'s managing director Eugene O'Reilly. The ship was completed and handed over on April 16, 2012. Seatruck Performance entered service on the Heysham to Dublin route on April 23, 2012.
In September 2012 Seatruck Performance along with sister ship Seatruck Precision went on charter to Stena Line and was renamed Stena Performer.
On Monday 7th September 2015, the vessel will transfer to the Liverpool to Belfast service, in order to increase freight on the popular route. Stena Hibernia (currently operating the Liverpool service), will take over Performer's route.
Description
Stena Performer is one of four RoRo 2200 freight ferries, which are the largest ships in the Seatruck fleet. They are the largest ships to operate out of the port of Heysham.
The RoRo 2200 vessels have a freight capacity of 2,166 lane metres over four decks, carrying 151 trailers. Propulsion is provided by two MAN engines and twin screws.
Sister Vessels
References
- ↑ Article "Second of four RoRo ferries launched for Seatruck" Check
|url= - ↑ "Seatruck to launch new Belfast service in May". Irish Trucker News. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
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