HSC One World Karadeniz

	Stena Explorer berthing in Dún Laoghaire
History
Name	One World Karadeniz (2015–present); Stena Explorer (1996–2015);
Owner	Karadeniz Holding (2015–present); Stena Line (1996–2015);
Port of registry	(2015–present) Monrovia Liberia; (1996–2015) London, United Kingdom;
Builder	Finnyards, Finland
Cost	£65,000,000
Yard number	404
Laid down	June 1994
Launched	May 1995
Completed	February 1996
In service	April 1996 – September 2014
Identification	IMO number: 9080194
Status	Sold to firm in Turkey for static use as offices, power generator and research projects. Moored, at Yalova, Turkey.
General characteristics
Class and type	HSS 1500
Developed by:	Stena Rederi AB
Tonnage	19,638 GT
Length	126.6 m (415 ft 4 in)
Beam	40.0 m (131 ft 3 in)
Draught	4.8 m (15 ft 9 in)
Installed power	COGAG turbines:; 2 × GE LM2500; 2 × GE LM1600;
Propulsion	4 × KaMeWa Type S waterjets
Speed	40 knots (74 km/h; 46 mph)
Capacity	1,500 passengers; 375 cars; 800 lane metres;

One World Karadeniz (previously Stena Explorer) is a former high-speed ferry that operated on Stena Line's Holyhead–Dún Laoghaire service between Great Britain and Ireland until 2014. It is a member of the HSS 1500 class of high-speed ferries introduced and developed by Stena Line from 1996 onwards. The HSS 1500-class vessels became the largest catamarans in service in the world.

In 2015 the ferry was owned by Karadeniz Holding to be used as a floating office, research space and alternative power generator in Karmarine shipyard in Yalova near Istanbul, Turkey, as part of the Powerships project from the company that owned the vessel. However, in 2016 the vessel was on sale for as low as 6.5 million dollars.

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