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St Brendan

Sealink (British Ferries)

Built 1974

5,428 gross tons, 120.79 m x 19.51 m beam, speed 18 knots

Capacity 1,400 passengers

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I worked on this ship all the time she was on the Fishguard-Rosslare route,Great ship and a Great crew.
 

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ST. BRENDAN
Ice strengthened, 116 berthed, 1,084 deck passengers / roro cargo / vehicles / ferry, with bow door / ramp, and stern door / ramp.
As built: 5,443g. 2,675n. 2,845d. 120.78(BB) x 19.51 x 5.9 metres.
Post 1995: 12,108g. 3,623n. 2,541d.
Two, 12-cyl. 4 SCSA (450 x 550) MaK 12M551AK vee type, by Atlas-MaK Maschinenbau GmbH, Kiel, geared to twin screw shafts with controllable pitch propellers. 14,080bhp. 20.25 kts. Thwartship thrust propeller forward.
11.5.1974: Launched as STENA NORMANDICA by Rickmers Rhederei GmbH, Rickmers Werft, Bremerhaven, (Yard No. 380) for Stena Ab, Sweden.
11.12.1974: Completed.
1984: Transferred to Stena Shipping Line Ltd., Bahamas.
1985: Sold to Royal Scot Leasing Ltd., (Sealink (UK) Ltd., managers) and renamed ST. BRENDAN, retaining Bahamas flag.
1988: Managers restyled Sealink UK Ltd. (SEALINK BRITISH FERRIES).
1990: Sold to Navigazione Arcipelago Maddalenino S.p.A. (NAV.AR.MA) Italy, and renamed MOBY VINCENT.
1992: Sold to Moby Lines S.r.L., Italy.
1993: Renamed WASA SUN.
1994: Renamed MOBY VINCENT. (LR Supplement 1-10 May 1995 quotes this change from WASA SUN).
1998: Sold to Fion S.p.A., Portugal.
1999: Transferred to Italy register.
2001: Moby SpA., appointed as managers.
2004: Sold to Moby SpA., Portoferraio, Italy.
1.2015: Still listed on SeaWeb as in service.
 

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