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Ro/ro cargo ship “Merzario Hispania” at Kuwait, June 1979, on charter to Merzario Lines, Italy
Owner: Stena Shipping Line Ltd., Hamilton, Bermuda (a subsidiary of Stena A/B, Gothenburg, Sweden)
Flag: Bermuda
Builder: Hyundai Heavy Industries, Ulsan, South Korea
Gross tons: 5,466
Deadweight: 8,672
Length overall: 151.0 m
Max. draft: 7.319 m
Engines: 2 x Pielstick diesels, 6,500 b.h.p., by Nippon Kokan KK, Yokohama
Speed: 17 knots
Completed 1978, intended for chartering purposes
For dtails of numerous subsequent changes in operator, owner & sizes (after 2 refits/rebuildings) see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_Nordic_Ferry
Scrapped in Turkey 2017
Only photo with this name on site. DL
Former name(s):
- Med Star (Until 2017 Dec)
- La Paz Star (Until 2016 Dec)
- Strada Corsa (Until 2013 Oct)
- Stena Transporter (Until 2009 Jun)
- Flanders (Until 2002 Nov)
- Pride Of Flanders (Until 2002 Aug)
- Nordic Ferry (Until 1992 Feb)
- Merzario Hispania (Until 1979)
- Merzario Espania (Until 1978 Sep)
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