MS Stena Adventurer (2002)
Stena Adventurer en route to Dublin | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Stena Adventurer |
| Owner | Stena RoPax Ltd. |
| Operator | Stena Line |
| Port of registry | London. United Kingdom |
| Route | Holyhead - Dublin |
| Builder | Hyundai Heavy Industries, South Korea |
| Cost | €100 million[1] |
| Yard number | 1393 |
| Launched | 31 October 2002[2] |
| In service | 2003 |
| Identification | IMO number: 9235529 |
| Status | In service |
| General characteristics [3] | |
| Class & type | Cruise Ferry RoRo[4] |
| Tonnage | 43,532 GT |
| Length | 211.56 m (694 ft 1 in) |
| Beam | 29.3 m (96 ft 2 in) |
| Draught | 6.3 m (20 ft 8 in) |
| Decks | 11[1] |
| Installed power | 4 x MAN B&W 9L40/54 diesels[5] |
| Propulsion | 2 × Controllable pitch propellers 2 × Bow thrusters |
| Speed | 22.5 knots[5] |
| Capacity | |
Stena Adventurer is a roll-on/roll-off passenger (ro-pax) ferry operated by Stena Line on its Holyhead–Dublin route. She was launched in 2002 and entered service on the route the following year. Along with Stena Estrid, she is one of two Stena Line vessels serving the crossing.
Design and layout
Stena Adventurer is designed to carry both passengers and freight. The vessel includes approximately 3,400 lane metres of vehicle space for cars and freight vehicles. Passenger accommodation is arranged on three decks, while vehicles are carried on five deck levels.[6]
Sister ship
Stena Adventurer is the second of two identical ships built by Hyundai Heavy Industries, for Stena Line. Her sister ship is Stena Scandinavica which operates on Stena Line's Gothenburg–Kiel route.
On board
The ship has two decks reserved for standard passenger vehicles and freight trailers. An additional vehicle deck is primarily used for hazardous goods vehicles. Passenger accommodation is spread across three decks.
Fishguard to Dublin
Following damage to port infrastructure at the Port of Holyhead during Storm Darragh in December 2024 and the subsequent temporary closure of the port, Stena Adventurer was deployed on a Dublin–Fishguard route. This service initially carried freight only, but was later opened to all traffic types.[7] Holyhead reopened on the 16 January 2025.[8]
References
- ^ a b "Stena announces new €100m vessel for Irish Sea". www.irishtimes.com.
- ^ "M/S Stena Adventurer". Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ "M/S STENA ADVENTURER (2003)". www.faktaomfartyg.se.
- ^ a b "Stena Adventurer ferry (STENA LINE) | CruiseMapper". www.cruisemapper.com.
- ^ a b c "The ferry site". www.ferry-site.dk.
- ^ "Stena Adventurer". holyhead-dublin.com. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
- ^ https://www.westerntelegraph.co.uk/news/24792888.stena-adventurer-likely-sail-fishguard-dublin-20th/
- ^ https://uk.news.yahoo.com/holyhead-port-reopening-date-ferry-182441611.html
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