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Monte Stello
 
Monte Stello - Palanga - Monte Stello
 
 
This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of the SNCM ferry Monte Stello.
 
Monte Stello was built for Société Nationale Maritime Corse-Méditerranée (SNCM) in 1979 by Ateliers & Chantiers du Havre, Le Havre (249). She operated ro-pax services between Marseille and Corsica. Her sister ship was the Porto Cardo of CMN. She was sold to Rutelag Askøy-Bergen, Bergen, in 1994, followed by further sale to the Lithuanien Shipping Company, Klapeida, in 1996. She was renamed Palanga and put into service between Klapeida and Kiel (later also Stockholm and Karlshamn). Registered owners became Lisco Baltic Service in 2001 when a majority holding was acquired by DFDS. In 2004 Palanga was transferred onto the DFDS Tor Line services between Esbjerg-Harwich and then Lübeck-Ventspils, followed by a charter to Trasmediterranea. In December 2005 she was sold to Strait Shipping of New Zealand, entering service the following year between Wellington and Picton. She reverted to original name Monte Stello.
 
 
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Monte Stello (SNCM: 1979-1996)
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Monte Stello
(SNCM: 1979-1996)
 
 
Official SNCM information sheet on Monte Stello.
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Palanga
(Lisco Baltic: 1996-2006)
 
Monte Stello as Palanga in Lisco Baltic colours.
Photo: © Strait Shipping
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Palanga was introduced as a second ship between Harwich-Esbjerg in 2004, running two return trips per week alongside the Dana Sirena.
 
Palanga on Harwich-Esbjerg service
Photo: © Ian Boyle, Harwich, 3rd July 2004.
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Palanga on Harwich-Esbjerg service
Photo: © Ian Boyle, Harwich, 3rd July 2004.
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Palanga on Harwich-Esbjerg service
Photo: © Ian Boyle, Harwich, 3rd July 2004.
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Palanga on Harwich-Esbjerg service
Photo: © Ian Boyle, Harwich, 3rd July 2004.
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Palanga on Harwich-Esbjerg service
Photo: © Ian Boyle, Harwich, 3rd July 2004.
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Monte Stello
(Strait Shipping: 2006- )
 
 
Official 2007 Strait Shipping postcard of Santa Regina.
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Monte Stello in Strait Shipping colours, leaving Aukland for Wellington after dry-docking.
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