Stena Europe

**Stena Europe**
	Stena Europe in Fishguard
Ship data
flag	United Kingdom
other ship names	Lion Europe; Stena Saga; Crown Princess Victoria;
Ship type	RoPax , ferry
Callsign	VSTA3
home port	Fishguard
Owner	Stena Line UK
Shipyard	Gotaverken Arendal, Gothenburg
Build number	908
Keel laying	February 1, 1980
Launch	September 1, 1980
Ship dimensions and crew
length	149.02 m ( Lüa ) 131.21 m ( Lpp )
width	26.01 m
Side height	7.80 m
Draft	Max. 6.14 m
measurement	24,828 GT / 8,338 NRZ
Machine system
machine	4 × Wärtsilä diesel engines (12V32)
propeller	2 × controllable pitch propellers
Transport capacities
Load capacity	2,692 dw
Permitted number of passengers	1400, upon delivery 2100
Vehicle capacity	456, on delivery 700 cars
Others
Classifications	Det Norske Veritas
Registration ; numbers	IMO no. 7901760

The Stena Europe is a ferry of the Swedish Stena Line . The ship is used on the Fishguard - Rosslare route.

history

The ship was delivered to Sessan Line on April 10, 1981 by Gotaverken Arendal in Gothenburg as Crown Princess Victoria . On April 13, 1981, the ship was put into service on the Gothenburg - Frederikshavn line. In the same year Stena Line took over the majority in Sessan Line. It was used on the Frederikshavn - Gothenburg route until March 1982 . In April 1982 it was used on the Kiel - Gothenburg route , and in the summer between Gothenburg and Frederikshavn.

In April 1988 it was renamed Stena Saga and received additional cabins. From May 1988 the Stena Saga was used on the route Frederikshavn - Oslo , and Frederikshavn - Oslo - Gothenburg.

In February 1994 the renewed cabin deck at Niehuis & van den Berg's was removed. On March 4, 1994, the ship was named Stena Europe and was used on the Harwich - Hoek van Holland route. In June 1997 it was replaced by the Stena Discovery and rebuilt in Rotterdam near Wilton Feyenoord. From June 1997 it was used by the subsidiary Lion Ferry as Lion Europe with its home port Nassau on the Karlskrona - Gdynia route. In 1998, all Lion Ferry ferry routes and went to Stena Line. Until 2001 the ship was still used as Stena Europe on this route.

At the beginning of 2002 the Queen Beatrix (later Stena Baltica ) and Stena Europe exchanged routes. Since March 13, 2002, the ship has been used on the Fishguard - Rosslare route, until 2007 partly together with the sister ship Normandy , which was scrapped in 2012. Since then the ship has been sailing under the flag of Great Britain with its home port of Fishguard . In the summer months it was used together with the Stena Lynx III , which was sold in late 2011.