Olau Britannia Ferry Postcards



This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of the Olau Line ferry Olau Britannia (1). She was built for the Olau Line Sheerness-Vlissingen service in 1982. In 1989 she was sold to Nordström & Thulin, along with sister Olau Hollandia (1), for delivery in spring 1990. She was resold to Fred Olsen, and entered services Bayard between Kristiansand and Hirtshals. Fred Olsen passenger ferry services were sold to Color Line in December 1990, and she was renamed Christian IV. Sold to StellaNaves OY Ltd, Helsinki and renamed Julia for Helsinki -St Petersburg service which soon folded. Sold to Fastnet Line for use between Cork and Swansea, starting in March 2010, still named Julia. Ceased service in November 2011 and sold to C-bed BV, London for use as a windfarm support ship renamed Wind Perfection.

Ship Names on this Page:-
Olau Britannia - Olau Line 1982-90
Bayard - Fred Olsen 1990
Christian IV - Color Line 1990-2008 Julia - 2008-2009 Wind Ambition - 2009-
Associated Pages:- Color Line Fred Olsen Line Olau Line
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Simplon Postcards Home Page Olau Britannia (1)(Olau Line: 1982-90) Olau Britannia (1) was built for the Olau Line Sheerness-Vlissingen service in 1982. In 1989 she was sold to Nordström & Thulin, along with sister Olau Hollandia (1), for delivery in 1990. Official Olau Line postcard of Olau Britannia (1) and Olau Hollandia (1).
Official Olau Line postcard EV3 of Olau Britannia (1). Official Olau Line postcard EV4 of Olau Britannia (1). Simplon Postcards sp1144 (issued May 1993) of Olau Britannia (2), with Olau Britannia (1) in the background. Photograph by Mike Louagie. Bayard (Fred Olsen: 1990
Olau Britannia (1) was sold to Nordström & Thulin in 1989, along with sister Olau Hollandia (1), for delivery in spring 1990. She was resold to Fred Olsen, and entered services Bayard between Kristiansand and Hirtshals. Fred Olsen passenger ferry services were sold to Color Line in December 1990, and she was renamed Christian IV. Official Fred Olsen postcard of Bayard, serial 1843. Photo by K.Schröter. Simplon Postcards issue sp1055 of Bayard, released in May 1991. Photographed Hirtshals, August 1990, by Frank Heine. Christian IV (Color Line: 1990- ) Fred Olsen passenger ferry services were sold to Color Line in December 1990, and Bayard was renamed Christian IV. Official Color Line postcard 91107 of Christian IV, printed by Jan Petter Hannaas, Agenturer. Wadmanns Forlag postcard 9286 of Christian IV. Photographed by Aage Pedersen at Hirtshals. Wadmanns Forlag postcard 9287 of Christian IV. Photographed by Aage Pedersen. Aune Forlag (official Color Line) postcard F-15956-5 of Christian IV. Photographed by Ole P.Rorvik. Skjaerebo (official Color Line) postcard 920805 of Christian IV. Photographed by Viggo Lynau. Skjaerebo (official Color Line) postcard 910147 of Christian IV. Photographed by Gary Rogers. R.Stav Johannsen postcard of Olau Britannia - Olau Line 1982-90 Aune Forlag postcard M-14891-3 of Christian IV at Kristiansand. An enlarged view of the ship is shown beneath. Postcard of Christian IV Aune Forlag postcard M-14892-3 of Christian IV at Kristiansand.An enlarged view of the ship is shown beneath. Postcard of Christian IV Color Line - Fred Olsen Line - Olau Line Ferry Postcards - Top of Page - Simplon Postcards Home Page ©1999-2013 Copyright Ian Boyle/Simplon Postcards (all pages on web site) All Rights Reserved