MV Musthika Kencana II

History
Name:
  • Terje Vigen (1973-1975)
  • Armorique (1975-1993)
  • Min Nam (1993-1998)
  • Sheng Sheng (1998-2006)
  • Tirta Kincana I (2006-2010)
  • Musthika Kencana II (2010 onwards)
Owner:
  • DA-NO Linien (1973)
  • Skan-Fahart K.G. (1973-1975)
  • Brittany Ferries (1975-1993)
  • Xiamen Ocean Shipping Co (1993-1998)
  • WeiHai Ferry Co (1998-2003)
  • Dharma Lautan (2003-onwards)
Port of registry:  Indonesia
Builder: Soc Nouvelle des Ateliers du Havre, France
Yard number: 205
Launched: 24 April 1971
Maiden voyage: 13 May 1972
Status: In Service

The MS Musthika Kencana II was a Passenger Ferry owned by Dharma Lautan and was operated between Xiamen and Hong Kong in 1994 and no route has been reordered since, she had believed to have sunk in the Java Sea in 2011.

History

The ship was launched on the 24 April 1971 as the Terje Vigen for DA-NO Linirn for services between Oslo and Aarhus, she was sold to Brittany Ferries in 1975, renamed the Armorique and entered service in 1976 starting out on the Roscoff - Plymouth route, then transferring to the St Malo route and then when the Santander route opened she served on that and also the Cork route, she then returned the St Malo for May to September of every year then getting laid up in Sept until May of the following year, In 1993 she was sold to Xiamen Ocean Shipping Company and getting renamed Min Nam and entering service between Xiamen and Hong Kong in 1994, she was sold again in 1998 to WeiHai ferry co and renamed Sheng Sheng an the being sold to Dharma Lautan and being renamed Tirta Kencana I and then the Musthika Kencana II in 2010. It is believed she sank in the Java Sea in 2011.


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