MS ''Baltic Ferry'' was built in 1978 by South Korean-based Hyundai H.I. for
Stena Lines who had intended her, and 10 sister ships to be used for charter or sale to other operators.
She was chartered by
Townsend Thoresen in 1980, staying with them and their successor
P&O Ferries and
P&O Irish Sea
P&O Irish Sea was the trading name of P&O Ferries in the Irish Sea from 1998 to 2010, when it was rebranded P&O Ferries.
History
The P&O Irish Sea brand was formed in 1998 by merging the ferry operations of Pandoro Ltd (who operated freight-or ...
until 2005.
In 1982 the
Ministry of Defence requisitioned the vessel to transport troops to the
Falkland Islands
The Falkland Islands (; es, Islas Malvinas, link=no ) is an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean on the Patagonian Shelf. The principal islands are about east of South America's southern Patagonian coast and about from Cape Dubouze ...
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In July 2011 the ship was renamed ''Pavilion'' for her final journey to India for breaking.
Falklands War
In 1982, three vessels operated by European Ferries were
requisitioned by the
Ministry of Defence to assist with the
Falklands Campaign.
[Baker(June 1983)pp.111-118] The three vessels were ''Europic Ferry'',
[Villar(1984)pp.44&172] ''Nordic Ferry'',
[Villar(1984)p.173] and ''Baltic Ferry''.
[Villar(1984)pp.43&173] The ''Baltic Ferry'' entered the Falkland Islands Exclusion zone on 25 May 1982,
she had been equipped with a helipad and carried three Army helicopters, 105 troops, and 1,874 tons of stores and ammunition to
Ajax Bay
Ajax Bay is a settlement on East Falkland, in the Falkland Islands. It is on the north west coast, on the shore of San Carlos Water, a few miles from Port San Carlos. It was mainly a refrigeration plant, and was developed by the Colonial Develo ...
on 1 June 1982.
After the Falklands war , the vessel was moored in the inner harbour and used as a supply ship. Falkland Islands logistic battalion ( FILOG ) for operations on the island.
''For a list of other ships requisitioned for MoD use see
British naval forces in the Falklands War This is a list of the naval forces from the United Kingdom that took part in the Falklands War, often referred to as "the Task Force" in the context of the war. For a list of naval forces from Argentina, see Argentine naval forces in the Falklands ...
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References
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Ships built by Hyundai Heavy Industries Group
Ferries of the United Kingdom
1978 ships