MS Stena Edda

MS Stena Edda is a passenger and vehicle RoPax ferry operated by Stena Line between Birkenhead and Belfast.

MS Stena Edda on the River Mersey in 2021
History
Name	Stena Edda
Operator	Stena Line
Route	Birkenhead–Belfast
Builder	China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai) Co. Ltd.
Launched	15 April 2019
Acquired	15 January 2020
Maiden voyage	22 January 2020
In service	9 March 2020
Identification	Call sign: 5BLE5 IMO number: 9807308 MMSI number: 209885000
Status	In service
General characteristics
Class and type	E-Flexer
Tonnage	41,671 GT
Length	215 m (705.4 ft)
Beam	28 m (91.9 ft)
Speed	22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)
Capacity	1,000 passengers 120 cars 210 freight vehicles 4-6 bicycles

History

The second of the E-Flexer-class ferries, the ship was constructed at the AVIC Weihai Shipyard in China. The ship was floated on 15 April 2019,^[1] and delivered to Stena at Weihai on 15 January 2020.^[2]

After conducting berthing trials at Belfast Harbour in February 2020,^[3] the ship began its maiden commercial voyage on 9 March 2020, completing it the following day.^[4][5]

Stena Edda is a replacement for Stena Lagan. Stena Lagan was transferred to operate between Nynäshamn and Ventspils on the Baltic Sea, following a rebuild and renaming as Stena Scandica.^[6]