Connemara (ship, 2007)

**Connemara**
	Baltic Amber in Travemünde
Ship data
flag	Italy Denmark Greece Cyprus; ; ;
other ship names	Stena Ausonia (project name) ; Borja (2006–2010) ; Baltic Amber (2010–2011) ; Norman Asturias (2011–2016) ; Asterion (2016–2018)
Ship type	Combined ferry
class	Visentini class
Callsign	5BEQ4
home port	Limassol
Owner	Stena RoRo Navigation
Shipyard	Cantiere Navale Visentini, Porto Viro , Italy
Build number	216
Whereabouts	in motion
Ship dimensions and crew
length	186.63 m ( Lüa ) 177.40 m ( Lpp )
width	25.60 m
Draft	Max. 6.71 m
measurement	27,414 GT / 9,272 NRZ
crew	39
Machine system
machine	2 × MAN diesel engines
Machine ; performance	21,600 kW (29,368 hp)
propeller	2 × controllable pitch propellers
Transport capacities
running track meters	2255 m
Permitted number of passengers	852
Vehicle capacity	195 cars
Others
Classifications	Registro Italiano Navale
Registration ; numbers	IMO no. 9349760

The Connemara is a combined ferry operated by the Swedish shipping company Stena RoRo. The ship is in charter with Brittany Ferries .

history

The ship was built in 2007 on the basis of the NAOS-P-250 design under hull number 216 at the Italian shipyard Cantiere Navale Visentini in Porto Viro . The ship should start sailing as Stena Ausonia .

While it was still being built, Stena RoRo chartered the ship to the Spanish shipping company , which operated the ship between Barcelona and the Balearic Islands from 2007 to 2010 .

The ship was then chartered to Ave Line and used as the Baltic Amber between Travemünde and Ventspils or Riga . From October 2010 to February 2011 the ship sailed for DFDS Seaways and replaced the Lisco Gloria, which was destroyed by fire , on the Klaipėda - Kiel route . The Baltic Amber sailed the route for the first time from October 17, 2010. After the Lisco Optima was used on the route from February 2, 2011 , the Baltic Amber was returned to the owner Stena RoRo.

From the beginning of December 2011, the ship drove for LD Lines , which used it on the Saint-Nazaire - Gijón route, among others . In June 2011 the ship was renamed Norman Asturias .

Since the end of September 2014, the ship has been chartered by Intershipping on the route between Algeciras and Tangier .

From February 2016, ANEK Lines used the ship as an Asterion .

Since April 2018 the ship has been operating as Connemara for Brittany Ferries between Santander and Cork .

Technical specifications

The ship of two driven MAN - diesel engines , each with 10,800 kW power , the two controllable pitch propellers act.

Web links

Commons : IMO 9349760 - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

M / S Borja at faktaomfartyg (Swedish)

Individual evidence

↑ P250 Baltic Amber , NAOS Ship and Boat Design (English).
^ "Baltic Amber" replaces "Lisco Gloria" ( memento of October 17, 2010 in the Internet Archive ), THB - Deutsche Schiffahrts-Zeitung , October 15, 2010.
↑ "Baltic Amber" replaces the "Lisco Gloria". In: Schleswig-Holstein newspaper publisher. October 26, 2010, accessed July 25, 2014 .
↑ Werner Schumacher: "Lisco Optima" replaces burnt-out "Lisco Gloria" , Schleswig-Holsteinischer Zeitungsverlag, February 18, 2011.
^ A new direct Ireland to Spain route in 2018. Communication. Brittany Ferries, archived from the original on January 18, 2018 ; accessed on January 19, 2018 .

[1] P250 Baltic Amber , NAOS Ship and Boat Design (English).

[2] "Baltic Amber" replaces "Lisco Gloria" ( memento of October 17, 2010 in the Internet Archive ), THB - Deutsche Schiffahrts-Zeitung , October 15, 2010.

[3] "Baltic Amber" replaces the "Lisco Gloria". In: Schleswig-Holstein newspaper publisher. October 26, 2010, accessed July 25, 2014 .

[4] Werner Schumacher: "Lisco Optima" replaces burnt-out "Lisco Gloria" , Schleswig-Holsteinischer Zeitungsverlag, February 18, 2011.

[5] A new direct Ireland to Spain route in 2018. Communication. Brittany Ferries, archived from the original on January 18, 2018 ; accessed on January 19, 2018 .