 Stena Embla seen from her sister ship,Stena Edda, passing on the Irish Sea, 19 July 2024. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Stena Embla |
| Operator | Stena Line |
| Route | Birkenhead–Belfast |
| Builder | China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai) Co. Ltd. |
| Laid down | 18 April 2019 |
| Completed | 18 November 2020 |
| Acquired | 1 December 2020 |
| In service | 14 January 2021 |
| Identification | |
| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | E-Flexer-classferry |
| Tonnage | 41,671 GT |
| Length | 215.30 m (706 ft 4 in) |
| Beam | 28 m (91 ft 10 in) |
| Decks | 10 |
| Deck clearance | 6.2 m (20 ft 4 in) per deck |
| Ramps | 3 |
| Speed | 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) |
| Capacity |
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| Crew | 55-65 (dependant on demand) |
MSStena Embla is a passenger and vehicleRoPaxferry operated byStena Line betweenBirkenhead andBelfast.
The third of theE-Flexer-classferries, the ship was constructed at the AVIC Weihai Shipyard in China and floated on 15 November 2019.[1] The ship competed its sea trials in theYellow Sea before the end of October 2020,[2] and was delivered to Stena atWeihai on 1 December 2020.[3][4]
The ship began its maiden commercial voyage fromRosslare toCherbourg on 14 January 2021,[5][6] and was transferred to the Birkenhead to Belfast route by 26 January 2021.[7]
Stena Embla was a replacement for theStena Mersey.[8][9]
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