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DFDS Seaways
Scandinavian Seaways
DFDS: Post War Ships 1974-
This page is one of a series devoted to the ships of DFDS - Det Forenede Damskibs-Selskab A/B (The United Steamship Co). This page covers post-war passenger and ro-ro ferries delivered after 1974.
An alphabetical list of ships
covered on this page is shown below. Below this are official
postcards of the fleet
in chronological order of joining the fleet. A table of individual ship histories is available on the
DFDS Header Page
.
For many years, DFDS had marketed their North Sea passenger operations under the Scandinavian Seaways banner. However, with an increasing emphasis on services serving Holland and Germany, the name was no longer appropriate, and they returned to being called DFDS Seaways in 2000. Modern high-capacity multi-purpose car/passenger/freight ferries are shown on this page, starting with
Dana Regina
of 1974. Post war ships from 1945-74 are covered
on this link
.
Ships on This Page (1974- ):-
Admiral of Scandinavia
- 1997-2003 (ex-Hamburg)
Crown of Scandinavia
- 1994-
Dana Anglia
- 1978-2002 (later Duke of Scandinavia)
Dana Gloria (3)
- 1981-84, 1985-1989 (later King of Scandinavia)
Dana Gloria (5)
- 2002-2003
Dana Regina
- 1974-1990
Dana Sirena (2)
- 2003-
Duchess of Scandinavia
- 2003- (ex-Bergen of Fjord Line)
Duke of Scandinavia
- 2002- (ex-Dana Anglia)
Hamburg
- 1987-1997 (later Admiral of Scandinavia)
King of Scandinavia (1)
- 1989-1994 - (ex-Dana Gloria)
King of Scandinavia (2)
- 1994-2002
King of Scandinavia (3)
- 2006- (ex-Val de Loire)
Pearl of Scandinavia
- 2001-
Prince of Scandinavia
- 1991- (ex-Tor Britannia)
Princess of Scandinavia
- 1991- (ex-Tor Scandinavia)
Prinz Hamlet
- DFDS charter: 1981-1987
Prins Hamlet
- DFDS: 1987-1988
Queen of Scandinavia
- 1994-
Scandinavia
- 1982-1985
TOR Britannia
- 1981-1991 (later Prince of Scandinavia)
TOR Scandinavia
- 1981-1991 (later Princess of Scandinavia)
World Wide Expo
- 1983 (Tor Scandinavia on charter)
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DFDS Fleet List - 1974-
Dana Regina
(DFDS: 1974-90)
Dana Regina
was delivered to DFDS in 1974 for the Harwich-Esbjerg route, on which she remained until 1983. She then operated on the Copenhagen-Oslo route until 1990, when she was sold to Nordström & Thulin of Sweden for their Stockholm-Tallinn service marketed as
Estline
. She was renamed
Nord Estonia
, and the official
Estline
postcard is shown below. In 1992 she was chartered to Larvik Line as
Thor Heyerdahl
. Between 1994-6 she operated as
VanaTallinn
under charter to
Tallink
. In 1998 she was purchased by
Tallink
.
Complete history of
Dana Regina
DFDS Seaways official postcard of
Dana Regina
in the initial attractive red/black livery whilst serving between Harwich and Esbjerg.
Stenders Forlag postcard (serial 149805072) of
Dana Regina
at Esbjerg.
DFDS Seaways official postcard of
Dana Regina
whilst serving between Copenhagen and Oslo, in the later blue/white livery.
Simplon Postcards
release sp1025, of
Dana Regina
photographed at Copenhagen by Kenn Eilersen.
Dana Regina
is in the later Scandinavian Seaways blue/white livery.
Note the extended exhausts compared to the previous card.
Dana Anglia
(DFDS: 1978-2002)
Duke of Scandinavia
(DFDS: 2002- )
Dana Anglia
was delivered to DFDS in 1978 for the Harwich-Esbjerg route, on which she remained until October 2002.
Dana Anglia
then moved to a new Baltic route, when replaced by the ro-pax vessel
Dana Gloria
. She was renamed
Duke of Scandinavia
.
Complete history of
Dana Anglia
DFDS Seaways official postcard of
Dana Anglia
in the original red/black colours.
DFDS Seaways official postcard of
Dana Anglia
in the original red/black colours.
A DFDS Seaways official postcard of
Dana Anglia
in the later blue/white colours.
Scandinavian Seaways official postcard of
Dana Anglia
.
Scandinavian Seaways official postcard of
Dana Anglia
.
Scandinavian Seaways official postcard of
Dana Anglia
.
Scandinavian Seaways official postcard of
Dana Anglia
.
An official postcard of
Dana Anglia
after the company title reverted to DFDS Seaways.
Note that the name is now forward of the hull flash.
Official DFDS postcard of
Duke of Scandinavia
.
Prinz Hamlet
(DFDS charter: 1981-87)
Prins Hamlet
(DFDS: 1987-88)
Prinz Hamlet (2)
was built in 1973 at Rendsburg for Prinz Ferries (Prinzenlinien, Hamburg), and used on their Harwich-Hamburg service. From 1981 this service passed to DFDS, who chartered the
Prinz Hamlet (2)
, followed by purchase in May 1987 when she was renamed
Prins Hamlet
. She ran on various DFDS services, mainly from Newcastle, until sale to Stena Line in September 1988. Stena briefly renamed her
Stena Baltica
before a charter to Polferries (Polska Zegluga Baltyska) as
Nieborow
. In 2002 she passed to Montenegro Lines for services to Italy as
Sveti Stefan II
.
Official DFDS postcard of
Prinz Hamlet
.
Official postcard of
Prinz Hamlet
.
Official postcard of
Prinz Hamlet
.
Postcard of
Prinz Hamlet
at Harwich.
Chantry Classics postcard of
Prinz Hamlet
at Harwich.
Ramsey postcards 23 of
Prins Hamlet
.
Official DFDS postcard of
Prins Hamlet
.
Official DFDS postcard of
Prins Hamlet
.
Postcard of
Prins Hamlet
at Hamburg.
Simplon Postcards issue sp1111 of
Prins Hamlet
.
Photo: © Hilton Davis, River Tyne.
Dana Gloria (3)
(DFDS: 1981-84, 1985-89)
Dana Gloria (3)
was built as the
Wellamo
for
Finska Ångfartygs Ab
, part of the
Silja Line
consortium, by Dubegion-Normandie, Nantes. She entered service between Stockholm-Helsinki in 1975. Her sisterships were
Svea Corona
and
Bore Star
. In 1979
Wellamo
was sold to DFDS and renamed
Dana Gloria
for Esbjerg-Newcastle services. From 1984
Dana Gloria
was moved to the Copenhagen-Oslo route. Between March 1984 and May 1985
Dana Gloria
was chartered back to
Silja Line
partner Johnsson Line for use between Stockholm-Mariehamn-Åbo, for which she was renamed
Svea Corona (2)
, a name previously held by one of her sisters. In June 1985,
Dana Gloria
returned to the Copenhagen-Oslo route with DFDS. In 1988,
Dana Gloria
was lengthened by 22.3m at Jos L Meyer Werft, Papenburg Ems, re-appearing in service as the
King of Scandinavia
in February 1989. From June 1990, services also called at Helsingborg. In 1994,
King of Scandinavia
was sold to
Color Line
and renamed
Color Viking
, for service between Bergen-Stavanger-Newcastle. In 1998, the route and ship were transferred to
Fjord Line
, and was
Color Viking
was renamed Jupiter.
Complete history of
Dana Gloria
Official DFDS postcard of
Dana Gloria.
Commercial postcard of
Dana Gloria
on the River Tyne.
Photograph of
Dana Gloria
on the River Tyne.
Photo: Mike Tedstone, September 1982.
Official DFDS postcard of
Dana Gloria
, in later colours.
TOR Britannia
(DFDS: 1981-91)
Prince of Scandinavia
(DFDS: 1991- )
Prince of Scandinavia
was built in 1975 as the
TOR Britannia
for the TOR Line routes from Felixstowe and Amsterdam to Gothenburg. TOR Line services were acquired by DFDS in 1981.
TOR Britannia
was renamed
Prince of Scandinavia
in 1991.
Complete history of
Prince of Scandinavia
DFDS Seaways official postcard of
Tor Britannia
in DFDS Tor Line colours.
DFDS Seaways official postcard of
Tor Britannia
in DFDS Seaways red/black colours.
DFDS Seaways official postcard of
Tor Britannia
in DFDS Seaways blue/white colours.