| 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 |