MV Stena Unity RoRo Car Ferry
NOW STORMLINK COMPATIBLE! The Stena Unity is a large Passenger Car ferry, which uses the RoRo (Roll on Roll Off) system, where vehicles are loaded at the stern, and unloaded at the bow. Over 75 hours have gone into this, and she is by far my best creation, so please enjoy! This vessel was constructed for the Abbot/First Passenger Ferry Challenge
HISTORY
In early 2007, Stena Line began to consider a replacement for the ageing Stena Europe on the Fishguard-Rosslare route, and commissioned German shipyard Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft to design and build the vessel. The designs were completed and construction was about to begin when the 2007 financial crash wreaked havoc with Stena Line’s fortunes, and Stena Unity’s launch was delayed indefinitely. In 2016, despite the implications of Brexit, Stena Line decided to re-initiate the Stena Unity project, albeit this time to operate as a versatile assistive vessel to all Stena’s operations on the Irish Sea, providing extra capacity where needed. To cater for this, she was given a complete interior re-design in the latest fashion, and entered service in August 2017. In March 2020, due to the CoronaVirus pandemic, she was laid up as there was no need for extra capacity, however re-entered service in July 2020, and has remained in service since.
SPECIFICATIONS
Length: 51m
Width: 13.75 m
Maximum speed: 21 knots
Range: No idea lol
Car capacity: 45
Passenger capacity: 116
Engines: 4 large, 1 generator, 1 motor
Propulsion: Triple Screw
LOADING TIPS
-Load the central lanes first, then fill the outer ones evenly.
-Lower the on-shore ramps as far as possible
-Reverse slowly using the electric (secondary) propulsion ONLY
-Lower ramp gradually, as one sees fit
-Some vehicles are too tall to travel through the bow door, and may only fit through the stern. If this is the case, you may have to reverse out of the stern.
-The bow thrusters are EXTREMELY sensitive, be careful!
-If you are not tied up with rope, put the secondary propeller to 0.02, it should keep the vessel somewhat stable.
-My personal preference is to use these ramps, although others are available if you prefer: https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=2006458864
STORMLINK
This ship is Stormlink compatible, and has a passenger capacity of 116. Please enter this and all should go well!
CREDITS
-Not_Mop_Man for the lifeboats (which were a pain lol), and the stern cabin corridors. He also assisted in testing, and the observant amongst you will notice some Easter eggs relating to him throughout the ship
-Chien, Harry_rn and Hostbanani for the arcade machines
-MrNJersey for the weather system
-Jack(Creaghalls) and Exploderise for loads of really helpful advice
-And of course, WimlekXs, for suggesting a duty free!
-Noah_band for his Lada you can see in the images.
-Pilot for his G4S van you see at the end
Also here’s the invite link to Abbot/FIrst if you wish to join: https://discord.gg/VeUyvkGM
