''Stena Jutlandica'' is a

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registered Passenger / Vehicle /

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owned and operated by

Stena Line Stena Line is a Swedish shipping line company and one of the largest ferry operators in the world. It services Denmark, Germany, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Latvia, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland and Sweden. Stena Line is a major unit of Ste ...

. The vessel operates between

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and

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. ''Stena Jutlandica'' is the first of two similar ships built by

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. The second vessel operates on the

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as the ''Isle of Inishmore''.

History

The vessel was launched in March 1996 as the ''Stena Jutlandica''. Prior to entering service the vessel was renamed ''Stena Jutlandica III''. In August 1996 the vessel returned to her original name following the transfer of the previous ''Stena Jutlandica'' to the

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. On 23 January 1998 ''Stena Jutlandica'' collided with the Chemical tanker ''Brevik'' near Gothenburg. In the early morning of 19 July 2015 ''Stena Jutlandica'' collided with the tanker ''Ternvind'' near Gothenburg, leaving a hole in the hull. In March 2018 Stena Line has announced the plan to convert the ship to electric propulsion with a 1 MWh battery pack.Stena Line introduces battery power
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References

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