735:
720:
765:
21:
750:
309:
291:
776:
273:
197:
255:
219:
237:
941:
157:
1405:
117:
1337:
1309:
840:, to provide extra capacity on the Ireland-France route in the summer months. The lack of traffic during the winter months saw her chartered to other operators:
1016:
1344:
1182:
1298:
1000:
957:
644:
175:
163:
121:
1261:
1239:
1367:
1316:
1031:
907:, but returned to the Irish registry during the summer service with her owners. On 4 March 1994, while under charter to Tallink,
1288:
1156:
1067:, and sailed to Charlottetown to be prepared for scrapping in India. She was beached at Alang, India, on March 10, 2024.
734:
1395:
1410:
1186:
1390:
1281:
888:
111:
1256:
497:
764:
457:
314:
20:
719:
996:
981:
169:
8:
1400:
1274:
849:
224:
749:
594:
503:
302:
915:
845:
742:
801:
on 27 May 1972, and delivered on 30 June 1973, entering service three days later on
1055:
334:
1360:
1211:
818:
1124:
1061:
In
January 2024, she was repainted to remove the logos along the side, renamed
1012:
973:
652:
338:
284:
29:
1384:
1330:
833:
588:
148:
814:
1352:
863:
664:
365:
357:
775:
1266:
1039:
912:
874:
856:
802:
678:
656:
632:
330:
141:
867:
453:
810:
190:
1214:
Aurella - St
Patrick II - Egnatia II - Ville de Sete - City of Cork
1008:
949:
922:
828:
In
January 1982, having been laid up Mariehamn through the winter,
806:
757:
648:
326:
266:
260:
980:
was laid up. Between March and
December 2001 she was chartered to
202:
1043:
926:
904:
903:. During the Tallink charters the ship was also re-registered to
900:
881:
798:
794:
727:
674:
660:
361:
248:
242:
230:
206:
137:
105:
969:
1046:
route across the Saint
Lawrence River, while the engines of MV
1035:
1020:
953:
783:
296:
212:
1240:"Le Vacancier prend la relève à la traverse Matane-Côte-Nord"
976:
service. Balear
Express went bankrupt in September 2000, and
961:
929:. Falling passenger numbers caused Irish Ferries to withdraw
705:, before being sold to CTMA. In January 2024 she was renamed
640:
483:
468:
278:
999:
and registered to
Navigation Madeleine Inc, a subsidiary of
825:
remained in service with Viking Line until
September 1981.
817:
route. She was the largest ship in the services across the
376:
1185:. CTMA official website. 2008-04-05. Archived from
153:1982–1997 (winter seasons): several, see text body
1262:Past vessels list on Viking Line official website
1382:
911:participated in the evacuation of the sinking
1282:
681:traffic. Between 1982 and 1998 she sailed as
1001:Coopérative de Transport Maritime et Aérien
645:Coopérative de Transport Maritime et Aérien
1406:Transport in Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine
1296:
1289:
1275:
956:service. In May 2000 she was chartered to
577:General characteristics (after 2003 refit)
1205:
1203:
774:
763:
748:
733:
718:
1383:
1200:
1118:
1116:
1114:
1112:
1110:
1108:
1106:
1104:
1102:
1100:
655:service. She was built in 1973 by the
515:125.22 m (410 ft 10 in)
1270:
1122:
1098:
1096:
1094:
1092:
1090:
1088:
1086:
1084:
1082:
1080:
1007:and placed on CTMA's service between
42:
1151:
1149:
541:2 Ă— Stork-Werkspoor 16TM410 diesels
523:21.53 m (70 ft 8 in)
13:
1077:
531:8.27 m (27 ft 2 in)
475:General characteristics (as built)
14:
1422:
1250:
1209:
1146:
1050:engines were repaired and the MV
1032:Société des traversiers du Québec
1161:Vessel Registration Query System
1003:(CTMA). In June she was renamed
933:from service in September 1997.
307:
289:
271:
253:
235:
217:
195:
19:
1232:
1175:
899:spent the winters sailing for
711:to be prepared for scrapping.
554:21.5 kn (39.82 km/h)
1:
1070:
1023:, with covered bridge wings.
1015:. In 2003 she was rebuilt at
699:and between 2001 and 2002 as
942:Hellenic Mediterranean Lines
147:1982–1997 (summer seasons):
7:
687:, between 1998 and 2000 as
624:Otherwise the same as built
10:
1427:
714:
1305:
576:
474:
37:
18:
1183:"Stopover and itinerary"
889:P&O European Ferries
118:Navigation Madeleine Inc
112:Irish Continental Group
1396:Ships built in Hamburg
787:
772:
761:
746:
731:
1411:Transport in Montreal
1257:CTMA official website
895:From 1992 until 1995
778:
767:
752:
737:
722:
315:Saint Kitts and Nevis
229:1992–1995 (winters):
1339:Lucy Maud Montgomery
1157:"C.T.M.A. Vacancier"
1054:was altered to meet
1017:Les Mechins Dry Dock
997:Government of Canada
982:Swansea Cork Ferries
639:was a car/passenger
170:Swansea Cork Ferries
873:1987–1989 again to
850:Belfast Car Ferries
1325:C.T.M.A. Vacancier
1297:Ships operated by
1163:. Transport Canada
1123:Asklander, Micke.
1028:C.T.M.A. Vacancier
1005:C.T.M.A. Vacancier
788:
780:C.T.M.A. Vacancier
773:
769:C.T.M.A. Vacancier
762:
760:on August 8, 1996.
747:
732:
636:C.T.M.A. Vacancier
593:1,325 t
502:1,893 t
303:St Kitts and Nevis
85:C.T.M.A. Vacancier
26:C.T.M.A. Vacancier
1391:Ferries of Quebec
1378:
1377:
1332:C.T.M.A. Voyageur
1220:Simplon Postcards
1030:was hired by the
1026:In January 2020,
940:was chartered to
846:North Sea Ferries
628:
627:
544:combined 15445 kW
405:
341:(April 2008–2023)
1418:
1291:
1284:
1277:
1268:
1267:
1244:
1243:
1236:
1230:
1229:
1227:
1226:
1207:
1198:
1197:
1195:
1194:
1179:
1173:
1172:
1170:
1168:
1153:
1144:
1143:
1141:
1140:
1120:
1056:Transport Canada
995:was sold to the
938:Saint Patrick II
931:Saint Patrick II
909:Saint Patrick II
897:Saint Patrick II
838:Saint Patrick II
754:Saint Patrick II
739:Saint Patrick II
684:Saint Patrick II
659:Schiffswerft in
647:(CTMA) on their
445:28 February 2024
404:by Saga Grönberg
403:
313:
311:
310:
295:
293:
292:
277:
275:
274:
259:
257:
256:
241:
239:
238:
223:
221:
220:
201:
199:
198:
184:Port of registry
61:Saint Patrick II
23:
16:
15:
1426:
1425:
1421:
1420:
1419:
1417:
1416:
1415:
1381:
1380:
1379:
1374:
1301:
1295:
1253:
1248:
1247:
1238:
1237:
1233:
1224:
1222:
1208:
1201:
1192:
1190:
1181:
1180:
1176:
1166:
1164:
1155:
1154:
1147:
1138:
1136:
1133:Fakta om Fartyg
1121:
1078:
1073:
991:In March 2002,
918:Sally Albatross
793:was ordered by
717:
608:1612 passengers
564:1500 passengers
536:Installed power
308:
306:
290:
288:
272:
270:
254:
252:
236:
234:
218:
216:
196:
194:
33:
12:
11:
5:
1424:
1414:
1413:
1408:
1403:
1398:
1393:
1376:
1375:
1373:
1372:
1365:
1358:
1350:
1342:
1335:
1328:
1321:
1314:
1306:
1303:
1302:
1294:
1293:
1286:
1279:
1271:
1265:
1264:
1259:
1252:
1251:External links
1249:
1246:
1245:
1231:
1199:
1174:
1145:
1075:
1074:
1072:
1069:
1048:F.-A.-Gauthier
1013:Cap-aux-Meules
958:Balear Express
948:and placed on
893:
892:
885:
878:
871:
860:
853:
716:
713:
653:Cap-aux-Meules
626:
625:
622:
618:
617:
616:
615:
612:
609:
604:
600:
599:
598:
597:
591:
583:
579:
578:
574:
573:
572:
571:
568:
565:
560:
556:
555:
552:
548:
547:
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537:
533:
532:
529:
525:
524:
521:
517:
516:
513:
509:
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507:
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500:
492:
488:
487:
481:
477:
476:
472:
471:
465:
461:
460:
451:
450:Identification
447:
446:
443:
442:Out of service
439:
438:
435:
431:
430:
427:
423:
422:
419:
415:
414:
411:
407:
406:
400:
396:
395:
392:
388:
387:
384:
380:
379:
373:
369:
368:
360:Schiffswerft,
355:
351:
350:
347:
343:
342:
339:Cap-aux-Meules
324:
320:
319:
318:
317:
299:
285:Cap-aux-Meules
281:
263:
245:
227:
209:
185:
181:
180:
179:
178:
172:
166:
164:Balear Express
160:
154:
151:
145:
132:
128:
127:
126:
125:
114:
108:
100:
96:
95:
94:
93:
87:
81:
75:
69:
63:
57:
49:
45:
44:
40:
39:
35:
34:
30:Cap-aux-Meules
24:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1423:
1412:
1409:
1407:
1404:
1402:
1399:
1397:
1394:
1392:
1389:
1388:
1386:
1371:
1370:
1366:
1364:
1363:
1359:
1356:
1355:
1351:
1348:
1347:
1343:
1341:
1340:
1336:
1334:
1333:
1329:
1327:
1326:
1322:
1320:
1319:
1315:
1313:
1312:
1308:
1307:
1304:
1300:
1292:
1287:
1285:
1280:
1278:
1273:
1272:
1269:
1263:
1260:
1258:
1255:
1254:
1241:
1235:
1221:
1217:
1215:
1206:
1204:
1189:on 2008-03-11
1188:
1184:
1178:
1162:
1158:
1152:
1150:
1134:
1130:
1128:
1119:
1117:
1115:
1113:
1111:
1109:
1107:
1105:
1103:
1101:
1099:
1097:
1095:
1093:
1091:
1089:
1087:
1085:
1083:
1081:
1076:
1068:
1066:
1065:
1059:
1057:
1053:
1049:
1045:
1041:
1037:
1034:to cover the
1033:
1029:
1024:
1022:
1018:
1014:
1010:
1006:
1002:
998:
994:
989:
987:
983:
979:
978:Ville de SĂ©te
975:
971:
967:
966:Ville de SĂ©te
963:
959:
955:
951:
947:
943:
939:
936:In May 1998,
934:
932:
928:
924:
920:
919:
914:
910:
906:
902:
898:
890:
887:1990–1991 to
886:
883:
880:1989–1990 to
879:
876:
872:
869:
865:
862:1985–1986 to
861:
858:
855:1984–1985 to
854:
851:
847:
844:1982–1983 to
843:
842:
841:
839:
835:
834:Irish Ferries
831:
826:
824:
821:at the time,
820:
816:
812:
808:
804:
800:
796:
792:
785:
781:
777:
770:
766:
759:
755:
751:
744:
740:
736:
730:in June 1973.
729:
725:
721:
712:
710:
709:
704:
703:
698:
697:
696:Ville de SĂ©te
693:, in 2000 as
692:
691:
686:
685:
680:
676:
672:
671:
666:
662:
658:
654:
650:
646:
642:
638:
637:
634:
623:
620:
619:
613:
610:
607:
606:
605:
602:
601:
596:
592:
590:
586:
585:
584:
581:
580:
575:
569:
566:
563:
562:
561:
558:
557:
553:
550:
549:
543:
540:
539:
538:
535:
534:
530:
527:
526:
522:
519:
518:
514:
511:
510:
505:
501:
499:
495:
494:
493:
490:
489:
485:
482:
479:
478:
473:
470:
466:
463:
462:
459:
455:
452:
449:
448:
444:
441:
440:
436:
433:
432:
428:
426:Maiden voyage
425:
424:
420:
417:
416:
412:
409:
408:
402:30 June 1973
401:
398:
397:
394:17 March 1973
393:
390:
389:
385:
382:
381:
378:
374:
371:
370:
367:
363:
359:
356:
353:
352:
348:
345:
344:
340:
336:
332:
328:
325:
322:
321:
316:
304:
300:
298:
286:
282:
280:
268:
264:
262:
250:
246:
244:
232:
228:
226:
214:
210:
208:
204:
192:
188:
187:
186:
183:
182:
177:
173:
171:
167:
165:
161:
159:
155:
152:
150:
149:Irish Ferries
146:
143:
139:
135:
134:
133:
130:
129:
123:
119:
115:
113:
109:
107:
103:
102:
101:
98:
97:
92:
88:
86:
82:
80:
76:
74:
73:Ville de SĂ©te
70:
68:
64:
62:
58:
56:
52:
51:
50:
47:
46:
41:
36:
31:
27:
22:
17:
1368:
1362:Madeleine II
1361:
1353:
1345:
1338:
1331:
1324:
1323:
1317:
1311:City of Cork
1310:
1234:
1223:. Retrieved
1219:
1213:
1210:Boyle, Ian.
1191:. Retrieved
1187:the original
1177:
1165:. Retrieved
1160:
1137:. Retrieved
1135:(in Swedish)
1132:
1126:
1063:
1062:
1060:
1051:
1047:
1027:
1025:
1004:
993:City of Cork
992:
990:
986:City of Cork
985:
977:
965:
964:and renamed
945:
937:
935:
930:
917:
908:
896:
894:
875:B&I Line
864:DFDS Seaways
857:B&I Line
837:
836:and renamed
832:was sold to
829:
827:
822:
819:Sea of Ă…land
790:
789:
779:
768:
753:
738:
723:
707:
706:
702:City of Cork
701:
700:
695:
694:
689:
688:
683:
682:
669:
668:
665:West Germany
643:operated by
635:
631:
629:
467:Scrapped at
421:30 June 1973
366:West Germany
358:J. J. Sietas
90:
84:
79:City of Cork
78:
72:
66:
60:
54:
25:
1058:standards.
1040:Baie-Comeau
913:cruise ship
803:Viking Line
679:Viking Line
677:for use on
657:J.J. Sietas
587:7,984
496:7,210
437:3 July 1973
383:Yard number
375:33 million
349:27 May 1972
331:Quebec City
283:2002–2024:
265:2001–2002:
247:2000–2001:
211:1982–2000:
189:1973–1982:
174:2002–2023:
168:2001–2002:
162:2000–2000:
156:1998–2000:
142:Viking Line
136:1973–1982:
116:2002–2023:
110:1982–2002:
104:1973–1982:
83:2002–2024:
77:2001–2002:
71:2000–2001:
65:1998–2000:
59:1982–1998:
53:1973–1982:
1401:1973 ships
1385:Categories
1225:2008-04-03
1193:2008-04-05
1139:2008-04-03
1071:References
1052:Saaremaa I
946:Egnatia II
944:, renamed
868:Stena Line
815:Kapellskär
690:Egnatia II
611:812 berths
567:330 berths
454:IMO number
434:In service
399:Christened
67:Egnatia II
1354:Madeleine
1346:Madeleine
811:Mariehamn
410:Completed
191:Mariehamn
1167:22 April
1009:Montreal
950:Brindisi
923:Porkkala
916:MS
807:Naantali
758:Le Havre
743:Rosslare
649:Montreal
614:300 cars
603:Capacity
570:420 cars
559:Capacity
418:Acquired
391:Launched
335:Chandler
327:Montreal
267:Valletta
261:Portugal
144:traffic)
131:Operator
32:in 2011.
1129:(1973)"
1127:Aurella
1044:Godbout
927:Finland
905:Estonia
901:Tallink
882:Sealink
830:Aurella
823:Aurella
799:Finland
795:SF Line
791:Aurella
771:in 2006
728:Hamburg
724:Aurella
715:History
675:SF Line
670:Aurella
661:Hamburg
582:Tonnage
528:Draught
491:Tonnage
458:7310260
456::
362:Hamburg
354:Builder
346:Ordered
249:Madeira
243:Estonia
231:Tallinn
225:Ireland
207:Finland
138:SF Line
106:SF Line
55:Aurella
38:History
1357:(1981)
1349:(1959)
1064:Ancier
1036:Matane
1021:Quebec
954:Patras
784:Quebec
708:Ancier
512:Length
312:
301:2024:
297:Canada
294:
276:
258:
240:
222:
213:Dublin
200:
91:Ancier
89:2024:
43:Canada
1369:Manic
1125:"M/S
974:Palma
962:Spain
921:near
641:ferry
621:Notes
551:Speed
486:ferry
484:ropax
469:Alang
323:Route
279:Malta
203:Ă…land
99:Owner
1318:CTMA
1299:CTMA
1169:2015
1011:and
970:Sète
968:for
866:and
848:and
673:for
630:The
520:Beam
480:Type
464:Fate
429:1973
413:1973
372:Cost
176:CTMA
140:(in
122:CTMA
48:Name
984:as
805:'s
782:at
756:at
741:at
726:at
667:as
595:DWT
504:DWT
498:GRT
386:702
377:DEM
158:HML
28:at
1387::
1218:.
1202:^
1159:.
1148:^
1131:.
1079:^
1019:,
988:.
960:,
925:,
797:,
745:.
663:,
633:MS
589:GT
364:,
337:–
305:,
287:,
269:,
251:,
233:,
215:,
205:,
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1042:-
1038:-
972:–
952:–
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852:;
813:–
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120:(
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