MV ''Star Fighter'' was a freight

ferry A ferry is a boat or ship that transports passengers, and occasionally vehicles and cargo, across a body of water. A small passenger ferry with multiple stops, like those in Venice, Italy, is sometimes referred to as a water taxi or water bus ...

that was previously operated by TransEuropa Ferries but was laid up in April 2013 after TEF went bankrupt. She was later sold and renamed ''Ardenia''. In 2014 she was registered to Kosilio Shipping of Limassol, Cyprus and was renamed ''Star Fighter'' along with her former fleet mate ''Larks'', which was renamed ''Lucky Star''. She then departed Piraeus for Limassol in early November where she was laid up following her name change. She was scrapped at Alang, India, in December 2016.

History

The ship was launched for

Townsend Thoresen European Ferries Group plc was a company that operated in passenger and freight ferries, harbour operation and property management in the United Kingdom and the United States. It was taken over by the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co ...

as the ''European Enterprise'' in 1977.

was absorbed by P&O European Ferries in 1987 and the same year the vessel was renamed ''European Endeavour'' by the new owners. In 1996 P&O European Ferries transferred ''European Endeavour'' to P&O European Ferries' Irish Sea operation. ''European Endeavour'' was sold to

Transeuropa Ferries TransEuropa Ferries was a freight and passenger ferry company operating between Ramsgate, Kent, UK and Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium from 1998 to 2013, with three or more ships. The company suspended operations on 18 April 2013, and on 2 ...

in July 2002 while laid-up at Dunkirk and was renamed ''Gardenia'' for use on the

Ostend Ostend ( ; ; ; ) is a coastal city and municipality in the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It comprises the boroughs of Mariakerke, Raversijde, Stene and Zandvoorde, and the city of Ostend proper – the la ...

–

Ramsgate Ramsgate is a seaside resort, seaside town and civil parish in the district of Thanet District, Thanet in eastern Kent, England. It was one of the great English seaside towns of the 19th century. In 2021 it had a population of 42,027. Ramsgate' ...

freight service. Following a refit, her maiden voyage between Ostend and Ramsgate took place on 15 January 2003.

References

External links

Details of Gardenia at www.transeuropaferries.co.uk
1977 ships Transeuropa Ferries {{Ferry-stub