The ferry site

M/F Birden


Route-
IMO7305772
Building year1973 / 1976 / 1987
Building yardA. Vuyk & Zonens, Netherlands (#863)
OwnerErdeniz Denizcilik Ltd.
Operator-
Length115,32 m / 142,22 m / 140,8 m
Breadth16,37 m / 16,37 m / 19,1 m
Draft5,94 m
GT2.572 / 3.209 / 7.504
Machinery2 * Werkspoor TM 410
Speed18 kn.
Number of passengers12 / 65
Number of beds12
Number of cars?
Lanemetres1.000
Number of railway tracks0 / 0 / ?
Length of railway tracks0 / 0 / ?
Port of registry?
FlagComoros
Former namesBirdeniz (2015-2021) - ?
Stena Scanrail (1987-2015) - Stena Line
Stena Searider (1986-1987) - Brittany Ferries
Stena Searider (1986) - Stena Line
Stena Searider (1986) - Townsend Thoresen European Ferries
Stena Searider (1985-1986) - North Sea Ferries
Trucker (1984-1985) - Vognmandsruten
Stena Searider (1984)
Searider (1983-1984)
Stena Searider (1982-1983)
Bahjah (1976-1982) - Bahjah Navigation
Seatrader (1973-1976) - Marine Atlantic
Stena Seatrader (1973)
Former ownersBirdeniz Denizcilik Ltd. (2015-2017)
Stena Line Scandinavica Ab (2001-2015)
Stena Rederi Ab (1987-2001)
Stena Ab (1984-1987)
Rederi Ab Concordia (1984)
Snowdrop Shipping Ltd (1980-1984)
Bahjah Navigation Co Ltd (1976-1980)
Stena Ab (1973-1976)
Sister shipsBirlik 1, Jabal Ali 5
NotesSold in 2021, for scrapping in Pakistan.
    M/F Stena Scanrail

    Photo: Stena Line

    M/F Stena Scanrail

    Photo: Jakub Bogucki / GREEN SHIP (Göteborg)

    M/F Stena Scanrail

    Photo: Jakub Bogucki / GREEN SHIP (Göteborg)

    M/F Stena Scanrail

    Photo: Jakub Bogucki / GREEN SHIP (Göteborg)

    M/F Stena Scanrail

    Photo: Carsten Lüdtke (Göteborg 9/5-2007)

    M/F Stena Scanrail

    Photo: Michael Koefoed-Hansen (Göteborg 25/11-2007)

    M/F Stena Scanrail

    Photo: Michael Koefoed-Hansen (Göteborg 25/11-2007)

    M/F Stena Scanrail

    Photo: Michael Koefoed-Hansen (Göteborg 25/11-2007)

    M/F Stena Scanrail

    Photo: Michael Koefoed-Hansen (Göteborg 25/11-2007)

    M/F Stena Scanrail

    Photo: Hanne Hjermitslev (Frederikshavn 18/9-2010)

    M/F Stena Scanrail

    Photo: Hanne Hjermitslev (Frederikshavn 18/9-2010)