MS Stena Leader

Career
Name:	Stena Leader (2004-Present) European Leader (1998-2004) Buffalo (1975-1998)
Owner:	Stena Line (2004-Present) P&O Irish Sea (1975-2004)
Port of registry:	Hamilton, Bermuda
Builder:	J.J. Sietas KG, Schiffswerf GmbH, Hamburg, Germany
Yard number:	756
Launched:	1975
Identification:	IMO number: 7361582
General characteristics
Tonnage:	12,879 GT
Length:	125 m
Beam:	19.05 m
Draught:	5.77 m
Propulsion:	2 x Deutz RBV12M540
Speed:	18.5 kn

MS Stena Leader is a ship/ferry that operates on the Stena Line service from Larne, Northern Ireland to Fleetwood, England.

The ship was built in 1975 for Pandoro Ltd and was named Buffalo . In 1998 the ship was renamed European Leader in preparation for rebranding of Pandoro Ltd to P&O Irish Sea the same year. In 2004 Stena Line bought the route and the ship was renamed Stena Leader.

The ship takes 8 hours to travel between Larne and Fleetwood but can take up to 12 hours depending on the tide depths at Fleetwood.^{[citation needed]}

Stena Leader is the lightest out of the three ships that operate on the Larne to Fleetwood route.^{[citation needed]}

Sister ships

The Stena Leader is one of three vessels based on the same design. The other two vessels are the Stena Pioneer and the Stena Seafarer.