© Ted Ingham Steel twin screw motor vessel built in 1972 at Trosviks Verksted A/S Brevik, Norway (Yard No 95)for Stena Ab, Göteborg as a passenger and roll-on roll-off car and commercial vehicle ferry. Launched December 11th, 1971.
 Technical Data
Registry - London (1971 - ), Cap-Aux-Meules/ Canada (current 2007) IMO - 7222229 Length on deck - 106,50m (overall), 94m (between perpendiculars) Breadth of hull - 16,03m (extreme) Draught - 4,30 m (maximum) Tonnage - 1,479 gross 632 net 2,591 deadweight Engines - Two 9-cyl, and two 8-cyl, S.C.S.A Wichmann Normo diesels Propulsion/Propellers - diesel (3,376 kW)/2. Speed - 17,0 knots Capacity - 20 passengers , 540 lane metres Call Sign - 5BJS, VB6367 (current 2007)
History December 11th 1971: Launched. April 28th 1972: Delivered to Stena Ab, Göteborg. May 1st 1972: Sold to Carpass Shipping Co Ltd, London, England. August 22nd 1972: Chartered to British Railways, Southern Region. August 22nd 1972: Left Kristiansand August 24th 1972: Arrived at Dover, via Dunkerque, from Norway. August 28th 1972: Commenced service Dover - Dunkerque.
 
© Ted Ingham
1973: Sealink trading name painted on the hull.
© Fotoflite, Nigel Thornton Collection
March 3rd 1974 - March 15th 1974: Operated between Stranraer - Larne, then returned to Dover. November 10th 1974: Overhaul period. January 1975: Assisted with “freight cover” at Folkestone. 1975: Both ANDERIDA and DALRIADA had new gearboxes fitted, the ANDERIDA had hers fitted at Dover and DALRIADA at Stephen’s Shipyard, Glasgow. The German supplier (Lohmann) admitted that cracks which appeared after delivery on seven ships should be replaced at no cost. May 1st 1976: Commenced service between Holyhead - Dun Laoghaire. October 26th 1976: Commenced service between Heysham - Belfast to cover for PENDA which had suffered a serious engine room fire, then returning to Dover. May 1977: Operated between Fishguard - Rosslare, where she ran with DUKE OF LANCASTER, which lacked freight capacity. February 17th 1979: Taken out of service for repair after she suffered an engine room fire, whilst en route from Rosslare. Later resumed Fishguard - Rosslare. March 12th 1979: Re-entered service after repair. March 14th 1979: Off service for two days with engine trouble. March 20th 1979: Off service again, then repeated on the 28th March 31st 1979: Sailed to Avonmouth for extensive repairs. May 1979: After her serious collision ST GERMAIN operated at reduced speed and ANDERIDA was sent to Dover to assist. December 1980: Laid up in Wellington Dock, Dover, but held in reserve for the Dover - Dunkirk route. She was joined by her sister ULIDIA in April 1981.
© Fotoflite, Stéphane Poulain Collection
1981 (early): Reactivated to cover for CHARTRES, which was delayed in returning from dry dock. July 11th 1981: Operated one round trip to Dunkerque October 30th 1981: Sold to Covenant Shipping Inc (Manta Line Inc), Monrovia, Liberia. (Registered in Greece, home port Piraeus). Renamed TRUCK TRADER. November 2nd 1981: Left Dover for Greece. September 10th 1984: Laid up in Greece. December 3rd 1984; Sold to South Pacific Navigation Ltd., Wellington, New Zeeland. Renamed SEALINK. December 3rd 1984: Left Piraeus for Wellington, and during the journey she suffered engine problems. April 17th 1985: Arrived in Wellington. 1986: Renamed MIRELA. August 20th 1986: Left Wellington for Piraeus via Singapore. October 31st 1986: Laid up in Piraeus. December 4th 1986: Sold to Cooperative de Transport Maritime et Aerien, Cap-aux-Meules, Canada. Departed for Canada. 1987: Renamed C.T.M.A. VOYAGEUR.
© Marc Piché
1987: Commenced service between Montreal - Cap-aux-Meules. June 2002: Commenced services between Prince Edward Island - Îles-de-la-Madeleine. 2002 (autumn): Operated between Montreal - Cap-aux-Meules.
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