Travemünde (1964)


Status
In service
IMO number
6411225
Type
Passenger ferry
Propulsion
Motor ship


Built
1964, Orenstein-Koppel und Lübecker Machinenbau, Lübeck, Germany, #596.
GRT
1964: 2498
2003: 3950
Length
93.22 m
Beam
16.21 m
Draught
4.17 m
Max Psgr Capy
1964: 1000
Berth Capy
1964: 72
No. of Cabins

No. of Cars
1964: 140


History

1964-02-20: Launched.

1964-05-28: Delivered to Moltzau Line A/S, Gedser, Denmark.

1964-05-29: Entered service between Gedser and Travemünde.

1968-11-18 to 1968-12-07: Chartered to Burns & Laird Line (Coast Lines) Ltd., Glasgow, Scotland for service between Ardrossan and Belfast.

1968-12-08: On return from charter, re-entered service between Gedser and Travemünde.

1969-11-20 to 1969-12-19: Chartered to Ålandsfärjan Ab, Mariehamn, Finland for Viking Lines service between Kapellskär, Mariehamn, and Nådendal.

1969-12-20: On return from charter, re-entered service between Gedser and Travemünde.

1970-03: Chartered to Lion Ferry Ab, Halmstad to cover the maintenance period for the regular Grenå - Varberg ferry.

1970-03: Chartered to Stena Line for one week.

1970-10: Sold to Lion Ferry Ab, Halmstad.

1970-10-09: Transfer of ownership at the shipyard in Nakskov, Denmark, renamed Europafärjan II.

1970-10: Entered service between Varberg and Grenå.

1974-08 to1976-03: Laid up as an accommodation vessel in Stavanger, Norway, and later in Hillevåg, Norway.

1976-03: Sold to Tourship Co. S.A. Panama and renamed Corsica Nova.

1976: Entered service for Corsica Ferries on the San Remo - Genoa - Livorno - Bastia - Calvi - Livorno - Bastia route.

1983-05-21 to 1983-09-03: in service between Bonifacio and Palau.

1985: Laid up in La Spezia.

1988: Sold to Wallem Shipmanagement Ltd., Panama, renamed Girne Sultani, and put into service for Fergun Shipping Co., Mersin, Turkey.

1990: Sold to Mariana Worldwide Holding S.A, Panama, and renamed Apollonia.

1990: Sold to Halifax Shipping SA, Panama (Hellenic Mediterranean Ltd., Piraeus, Greece) and renamed Apollonia II.

1990: Entered service between Patras and Brindisi.

1991: Entered service between Igoumenitsa and Brindisi.

1991-12: Registered for Silkeway Marine Ltd., Limassol, Cyprus (Hellenic Mediterranean Ltd., Piraeus, Greece) and entered service on the Brindisi - Paxos - Korfu - Igoumenitsa - Kefalonia - Patras route.

1997: Chartered to Pastel Holding, Panama and put into service between Trabzon and Sochi.

1997-10: Sold to Sari Denzcilik, Turkey for the same route.



Sister Ships
Gedser

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