Stena Britannica in November 2016
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History | |
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Name | Stena Britannica[1] |
Owner | Stena Ropax Ltd |
Operator | Stena Line |
Port of registry | Harwich |
Route | Harwich – Hook of Holland |
Builder | Wadan Yards, Wismar, Germany. |
Yard number | 164 |
Laid down | 17 December 2008 |
Launched | 7 June 2009[2] |
Completed | 2010 |
Maiden voyage | 9 October 2010 |
Identification | IMO number: 9419175 |
Status | In service |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 64,039 GT[3] |
Length | 240 m (787 ft 5 in) |
Beam | 32 m (105 ft 0 in) |
Height | 51 m (167 ft 4 in) |
Draught | 6.65 m (21 ft 10 in) |
Decks | 12 |
Ice class | 1B FS |
Installed power | 33.6 MW (45,100 hp) |
Propulsion | 2 x 8L48/60CR and 2 x 6L48/60CR MAN 4-stroke diesel engines. |
Speed | 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) |
Capacity |
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Crew | 85 |
Stena Britannica, launched in 2009, is the second of two identical Ropax cruiseferries built by Wadan Yards in Warnemünde and nearby Wismar, Germany for Stena Line.[4] The first of the two ships, launched in January 2010, was Stena Hollandica. Both ships operate across the southern North Sea between Harwich in Essex, England, and Hook of Holland, Netherlands, providing a twice daily service.[5] The ships were specifically designed for this route.