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Stena Vinga Wasn’t Always Your Name, Right?

While we were standing along the shore in Gosport awaiting the arrival of the HMS Prince of Wales, the normal traffic from Portsmouth was going about its business. A DFDS ferry was heading out to cross the channel to Jersey. Judging by its shape, it can accommodate a higher mix of freight. It doesn’t look like the regular cross channel ferries that resemble cruise ships these days! As it came closer, there appeared to be a different name built into the side of the hull. The name Stena Vinga had been painted over the top of the original name, but you could still see it. Hammerodde was its name before it was acquired by Stena and they have chartered it to DFDS apparently.