MV Scottish Viking

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MS Scottish Viking 2013-07-18 001.jpg
Scottish Viking in July 2013
History
NameGnv Sealand
OwnerWatling Street Ltd
Operator
Port of registryBari,  Italy
RouteValencia-Palma de Mallorca -Ibiza
BuilderC.N. "Visentini" di Visentini Francesco & C, Porto Viro yard, Italy
Yard number221
Launched10 December 2008
Completed2009
IdentificationIMO number9435454
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Tonnage26,904 GT
Length186 m (610.2 ft)
Beam25.6 m (84.0 ft)
Draught6.85 m (22.5 ft)
Installed power2 x MAN B&W 9L48/60B
Speed21.5 knots (40 km/h)
Capacity
  • 830 passengers
  • 200 cars

Scottish Viking was a ferry operated by Stena Line between Ventspils and Nynäshamn.

She entered service in 2009 on route from Zeebrügge to Rosyth operated by Norfolkline. In 2010 sold to DFDS Seaways and since 2011 on route Ventspils - Nynäshamn by Scandlines. In 2012 sold to Stena Line, operates the same route.[1][2]

History[]

Scottish Viking was constructed by the Visentini Shipyard in Italy in 2009 for Watling Street Ltd, during construction she was chartered to Norfolkline for services between Rosyth and Zeebrugge which they took over from Superfast Ferries when they withdrew from the service when MS Superfast X was sold to Veolia Transport in 2007, Scottish Viking entered service and shortly after in July 2009, Norfolkline was bought by DFDS and later rebranded as DFDS Seaways in 2010 when Norfolkline along with DFDS Lisco and DFDS Tor Line were merged into DFDS Seaways to make one brand. DFDS operated the vessel for a short time before they withdrew her and replaced her with a freight vessel when the route became freight only, she was then chartered to Scandlines between the years of 2010 and 2011 before Stena Line took over the charter of the vessel in 2011 and continued the charter under their name, the ship still retains her original Norfolkline name and has not been renamed in between charters.

Routes Served[]

Rosyth,  Scotland - Zeebrugge,  Belgium (2009-2010)
Ventspils,  Latvia - Nynäshamn,  Sweden (2010–2021 July)

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