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CERDIC FERRY (1978)
Service dates: 1978-2002
Official number: 379601
Shipping lines: EUROPEAN FERRIES GROUP; ATLANTIC STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY LTD.; NORTH SEA FERRIES LTD.; P&O EUROPEAN FERRIES (FELIXSTOWE); P&O EUROPEAN FERRIES (LONDON); P&O NORTH SEA FERRIES
Ship type:
Roll on/Roll off Passenger Ferry.
Career
- 01.02.1978
- Launched.
- 31.05.1978
- Delivered as Alpha Enterprise for Stena Container Line Ltd, London, and was immediately chartered to Arghiris Line, Greece.
- 05.1979/
- Rebuilt with extra passenger accommodation at Hapag Lloyd-Werft GmbH, Bremerhaven, West Germany.
- 09.1979
- Chartered to Hellas Ferries Co Ltd, Greenland and renamed Syria.
- 1981
- Lengthened at Hapag Lloyg Werft GmbH, Bremerhaven, West Germany.
- 1982/1983
- Chartered to European Ferries Ltd, London.
- 1983
- Returned to her owners, Stena Line, and renamed Stena Transporter.
- 1986
- Chartered to Atlantic Steam Navigation Company Ltd and renamed Cerdic Ferry.
- 1986
- Ownership transferred to Lombard Charterhire Ltd, London (Atlantic Steam Navigation Company Ltd, managers).
- 19.01.1987
- The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company acquired European Ferries Group Plc.
- 31.12.1991
- Renamed European Freeway.
- 31.05.1994
- Ownership transferred to P&O European Ferries (Felixstowe) Ltd.
- 12.07.1994
- New certificate following re-measurement. Now 21,162 gt, 6,348 nt, deadweight 6,594 tonnes.
- 31.12.1996
- Ownership and management transferred to North Sea Ferries Ltd.
- 01.01.1997
- North Sea Ferries Ltd renamed P&O North Sea Ferries.
- 07.2002
- Sold to Stena Line A/B, Gothenburg, and renamed Freeway.
- 01.2003
- Renamed Stena Partner.
- Still reported in service