STENA LYNX III (Stena Line)

postcard by Judges, no. C19077, 

not posted, corner knock, 

6" x 4", 150mm x 100mm (approx)

our ref: SRH942

pictured at Newhaven

STENA LYNX III (Stena Line)
High speed ferry built in 1996 by Incat, Hobart, for American Fast Ferries but then chartered to Stena Line as Stena Lynx III for Dover-Calais service. In 1997 she moved to the Newhaven-Dieppe route. In 1998 she was renamed Elite for P&O Stena Line, then P&O Stena Elite and at the end of the year reverted to Stena Lynx III before operating on the Fishguard to Rosslare service. The charter to Sealink ended 9/2003 and she was laid up at Birkenhead as Elite before Sealink purchased her 3/2004 and she reverted to Stena Lynx III on the Fishguard-Rosslare route. 2010/2011 she also served on the Holyhead-Dun Laoghaire service. Sold 9/2011 to Dae A Express Shipping of South Korea and renamed Sunflower 2 and then Orange 1 in 2012. Renamed Ocean Flower 2 in 2016 on the Busan to Tsushima service. Sold to Bridgemans Trinidad in 2017 for a charter in Trinidad  & Tobago but due to a fault with the ship the contract was cancelled. Sold to Sea Jets in 2019 and renamed Rapidlink Jet. Renamed Elite Jet in 2023.