MS Seatruck Performance is a ro-ro freight ferry that entered service with Seatruck Ferries April in 2012.[2]
 Leaving Heysham Port
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| History | |
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| Name |
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| Owner | Seatruck Ferries |
| Operator | Seatruck Ferries |
| Port of registry |  Douglas |
| Route | Heysham - Warrenpoint |
| Builder | Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft, Flensburg, Germany |
| Yard number | 751 |
| Laid down | 31 October 2011 |
| Launched | 12 January 2012 |
| Acquired | 16 April 2012 |
| Maiden voyage | 23 April 2012 |
| Identification |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | RoRo 2200 |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 142 m (465 ft 11 in) |
| Beam | 25 m (82 ft 0 in) |
| Decks | 4 |
| Installed power | 2 x MAN 7L48/60CR of 8,400kw (11,265bhp) each |
| Propulsion | Two shafts with propellers |
| Speed | 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) |
| Capacity |
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The vessel was on charter to Stena Line for 6 years from Seatruck Ferries, during which she was named Stena Performer.
History
editShe is one of four ships built by Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft, Germany. The vessel is the third newbuild to be completed.
The vessel was launched in January 2012. The vessel was christened by Virginia O'Reilly, the wife of O'Reilly Transport Ltd (Ireland)'s managing director Eugene O'Reilly. The ship was completed and handed over on 16 April 2012. Seatruck Performance entered service on the Heysham to Dublin route on 23 April 2012.
In September 2012 Seatruck Performance along with sister ship Seatruck Precision went on charter to Stena Line and was renamed Stena Performer.
On Monday 7 September 2015, the vessel will transfer to the Liverpool to Belfast service, in order to increase freight on the popular route. Stena Hibernia (currently operating the Liverpool service), will take over Performer's route.
Description
editStena Performer is one of four RoRo 2200 freight ferries, which are the largest ships in the Seatruck fleet. They are the largest ships to operate out of the port of Heysham.
The RoRo 2200 vessels have a freight capacity of 2,166 lane metres over four decks, carrying 151 trailers. Propulsion is provided by two MAN engines and twin screws.
Sister Vessels
editReferences
edit- ^ "Second of four RoRo ferries launched for Seatruck" (PDF). Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG). 28 October 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ^ "Seatruck to launch new Belfast service in May". Irish Trucker News. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2012.