Namesake Anderida Launched 11 December 1971 Draft 4.3 m | Route see text Length 106 m Beam 16 m | |
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Name Anderida (1971–81)
Truck Trader (1981–84)
Sealink (1984–86)
Mirela (1986–87)
C.T.M.A. Voyageur (since 1987) Owner Stena Line AB (1971–72)
Carpass Shipping Ltd (1972–81)
Covenant Shipping Inc (1981–84)
South Pacific Navigation Ltd (1984–86)
Navigation Madeleine Inc (since 1986) Operator Stena Line AB (1972)
Carpass Shipping Ltd (1972)
British Rail (1972–80)
Manta Line Inc (1981–84)
South Pacific Navigation Ltd (1984–86)
Coopérative de Transport Maritime et Aérien (since 1986) Port of registry London, United Kingdom (1972–81)
Piraeus, Greece (1981–85)
Wellington, New Zealand (1985–86)
Cap-aux-Meules, Canada (since 1986) | ||
C.T.M.A. Voyageur is a ferry which is in service in Canada with Coopérative de Transport Maritime et Aérien (CTMA). She was built in 1971 as Anderida for Stena Line, serving under charter with Sealink until 1980. She then served under the names Truck Trader, Sealink and Mirela before she was sold to CTMA in 1986 and renamed C.T.M.A. Voyageur.
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Description
C.T.M.A. Voyageur is 106.00 metres (347 ft 9 in) long, with a beam of 16.03 metres (52 ft 7 in) and a draught of 4.30 metres (14 ft 1 in). Assessed at 1,479 GRT, 632 NRT, 2,591 DWT, she is propelled by two 8-cylinder and two 9-cylinder diesel engines producing a total of 3,376 kilowatts (4,527 hp). These can propel the ship at 17 knots (31 km/h).
History
Anderida was built as a train ferry by Trosvik Verksted A/S, Brevik, Norway as Yard Number 95. She was launched on 11 December 1971. Anderida was delivered on 28 April 1972. Originally ordered by Stena Line, she was sold whilst still under construction. Named after the Saxon Shore Fort, the ship was sold to Carpass Shipping Ltd on 1 May and was chartered to British Rail on 22 August. She entered service on the Dover - Dunkerque route on 28 August. In March 1975, she operated on the Larne - Stranraer route. In May 1976, she was employed on the Holyhead - Dún Laoghaire route, and in October she was put in service on the Heysham - Belfast route. In May 1977, she entered service on the Fishguard - Rosslare route. An engine room fire on 17 February 1979 put her out of service for a month. In December 1980, she returned to Dover and was laid up. In 1981, captains working for Sealink refused to sail Anderida from Dover to Newhaven, East Sussex in a bid to prevent Sealink laying her up there prior to sale.
Anderida was sold to Covenant Shipping Inc, Monrovia, Liberia, on 30 October 1981 and was renamed Truck Trader. She operated under the management of Manta Line Inc. Her port of registry was changed to Piraeus, Greece. On 3 December 1984, Truck Trader was sold to South Pacific Navigation Ltd, Wellington, New Zealand, and was renamed Sealink. During the delivery voyage to New Zealand, she suffered an engine failure. She was reflagged to New Zealand in 1985. Sealink served on the Wellington - Picton route but was withdrawn due to competition by Tranz Rail. In 1986, she was renamed Mirela and was laid up at Piraeus on 31 October.
On 4 December1986, Mirela was sold to CTMA subsidiary Navigation Madeleine Inc. She was renamed C.T.M.A. Voyageur in 1987 and entered service between Montreal and Cap-aux-Meules, Quebec. In June 2002, she was put into service between Prince Edward Island and the Magdalen Islands, later returning to the Montreal - Cap-aux-Meules route. As of 2006, she is mainly used during the winter on the Matane - Cap-aux-Meules route.