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Bore Line
Ångfartygs Bore Ab/Höyrylaiva Oy Bore
This page is devoted to postcards of Bore Line (Ångfartygs Bore Ab/Höyrylaiva Oy Bore), later part of the Silja Line consortium.
An alphabetical list of ships
shown on this page is shown below.
The Table
beneath gives links to complete postcard history pages on selected individual ships. Below the table are official
postcards of the fleet
in chronological order.
Ships on This Page:-
Aallotar
- 1971
Bore (1)
- 1989-1900 (later Bore I)
Bore (2)
- 1960-77
Bore I (1)
- 1901-16, 1927-61 (ex-Bore)
Bore I (2)
- 1962-68
Bore I (3)
- 1973-80
Bore II (1)
- 1900-15
Bore II (3)
- 1938-45
Bore II (4)
- 1947-66
Bore II (5)
- 1971-73
Bore III
- 1952-76
Bore Nord
- 1977-75
Bore Star
- 1975-80
Botnia
- 1970-75
Kastelholm
- 1954-72
Associated Pages:-
Silja Line - Page 1
- The Early Years 1957-60
Silja Line - Page 2
- First Generation Car Ferries 1961-70
Silja Line - Page 3
- Second Generation Car Ferries 1971-80
Silja Line - Page 4
- Third Generation Car Ferries 1981-
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Table of Ship Histories
Name
Other names
Built
Bore (2)
Borea, Kristina Regina
1960
Bore I
Skandia, Stena Baltica, Ilich, Anastasia V, Windward Pride, Baltic Kristina
1973
Bore Star
Finnpartner, Silja Star, Orient Express, Eurosun, Orient Sun, Wasa Queen
1975
Bore Line Fleet List
Bore (1) (1889-1900)
Bore I (1) (1901-16,1927-61)
The
Bore (1)
was built in 1898 by A/S Helsingørs Jernskips og Maskinbyggeri, Helsingør, Denmark, for Ångfartygs Ab Bore.
Bore
entered service on the route Åbo-Mariehamn-Stockholm. In 1901 she was renamed
Bore I (1)
.
Bore I (1)
was sold in 1916 and served as
Grif
on the route Helsinki-Reval-Kronstadt-Petrograd. In 1919 she was sold to
Finska Ångfartygs Ab (FAA)
and returned to her original Åbo-Mariehamn-Stockholm route as the
Hebe
. In 1926
Hebe
was bought back by Ångfartygs Ab Bore and reverted to the name
Bore I (1)
. She was broken up in Germany in 1961.
Official Ångfartygs Bore Ab/Höyrylaiva Oy Bore postcard of
Bore
.
Official Ångfartygs Bore Ab/Höyrylaiva Oy Bore postcard of
Bore I
.
Bore II (1) (1900-15)
Finska Ångfartygs Ab (FÅA) photograph of
Bore II
.
Bore II (3) (1938-45)
Official Ångfartygs Bore Ab/Höyrylaiva Oy Bore photograph of
Bore II
.
Bore II (4) (1947-66)
Silja II
The
Bore II (4)
was built in 1906 by A/S Burmeister & Wain´s Maskin og Skipsbyggeri, Copenhagen, for
Det Forenade Damskipsselskab A/S (DFDS)
as the
Dronning Maud
. She served on the route Stettin-Copenhagen-Frederikshavn-Christiania until 1914 when she transferred to Copenhagen-Århus, and other
DFDS
routes, including Harwich-Esbjerg between 1937-39. After the war she was chartered to Belgium and the UK as a troop transport from Tilbury to Ostend, Antwerp and Hook of Holland. In 1946 she was sold to Ångfartygs Bore Ab/Höyrylaiva Oy Bore as the
Bore II (4)
. In 1953 she received a dummy funnel to achieve the traditional Bore outline. During the summers 1960-65
Bore II (4)
was chartered to Oy Siljavarustamo-Ab Siljarederiet for service Helsinki-Leningrad, as the
Silja II
. Later in 1965 she was chartered to
Finska Ångfartygs Ab (FAA)
for service Helsinki-Travemünde and Helsinki-Tallinn. After returning briefly to Ångfartygs Bore Ab/Höyrylaiva Oy Bore,
Bore II (4)
was bought by
Finska Ångfartygs Ab (FAA)
and was again named
Silja II
. However, she was broken up the following year.
Dronning Maud
in service with
DFDS
.
Official Ångfartygs Bore Ab/Höyrylaiva Oy Bore postcard of
Bore II
.
Official Ångfartygs Bore Ab/Höyrylaiva Oy Bore postcard of
Bore II
.
Official Ångfartygs Bore Ab/Höyrylaiva Oy Bore postcard of
Bore II
(left).
Ships are (left-right)
Bore II,
Bore III
,
Bore
.
Postcard of
Silja II
plus Moore-McCormack line's
Brasil.
Enlarged view from the postcard above of
Silja II
plus Moore-McCormack line's
Brasil.
Bore III (1952-76)
Bore III
was built in 1952 by Oskarshamns Varv for Ångfartygs Bore Ab. She ran on the routes Åbo-Stockholm, Helsinki-Stockholm and Stockholm-Mariehamn. In 1971 she operated between Helsinki-Leningrad. In 1972
Bore III
was chartered to
Jakob Lines
for their service Jakobstad-Skellefteå. After sale in 1976 she served as
Lowell Thomas Explorer
and
Royal Clipper
. She was scrapped in 1982.
Official Ångfartygs Bore Ab/Höyrylaiva Oy Bore postcard of
Bore III
.
Official Ångfartygs Bore Ab/Höyrylaiva Oy Bore postcard of
Bore III
.
Official Ångfartygs Bore Ab/Höyrylaiva Oy Bore postcard of
Bore III
.
Official Ångfartygs Bore Ab/Höyrylaiva Oy Bore postcard of
Bore III
.
Photo: E. Pajala.
Official Ångfartygs Bore Ab/Höyrylaiva Oy Bore postcard of
Bore III
.
Official Ångfartygs Bore Ab/Höyrylaiva Oy Bore postcard of
Bore III
(centre).
Ships are (left-right)
Bore II
, Bore III,
Bore
.
Official Ångfartygs Bore Ab/Höyrylaiva Oy Bore postcard of
Bore III
.
Unidentified photographic postcard of
Bore III
.
Kastelholm (1954-72)
Kastelholm
was built in 1929 by Eriksbergs Mekaniska Verkstad Ab, Göteborg, for Svenska Amerika Linjen (Swedish America Line). She operated feeder trips from Östersjön to Göteborg for passengers bound for America. In 1952
Kastelholm
was sold to Ångfartygs Ab Mariehamn, Åbo, for a service Åbo-Mariehamn-Stockholm. In 1954 she was sold on to Ångfartygs Ab Bore, for use on Åbo-Köpenhamn cruises calling at Visby, Rönne and Stockholm. In 1972 she was sold to Ångfartygs Ab Strömma Kanal in 1972, then passed through a few other owners before being scrapped in 1975.
Official Ångfartygs Bore Ab/Höyrylaiva Oy Bore postcard of
Kastelholm
.
Official Ångfartygs Bore Ab/Höyrylaiva Oy Bore photograph of
Kastelholm
.
Official Ångfartygs Bore Ab/Höyrylaiva Oy Bore photograph of
Kastelholm
.
Bore (2) (1960-77)
Bore
was built in 1960 by Oskarshamns, for Höyrylaiva Oy Bore-Ångfartygs Ab Bore. She entered service between Åbo-Mariehamn-Stockholm as part of the Silja Line consortium. In 1977,
Bore
was sold to
Oy Jakob Lines Ab
, Jakobstad, Finland. She was renamed
Borea
, and ran between Jakobstad-Skellefteå. From 1979-87 she had an unsettled life on various charters with different owners until bought by Rannikkolinjat Oy, Kotka, Finland, and renamed
Baltic Kristina
. She received a major refurbishment, and entered service with Kristina Cruises in 1988 on cruises out of Helsinki.
There is a complete postcard history of this ship
on this link
.
Official Ångfartygs Bore Ab/Höyrylaiva Oy Bore postcard of
Bore
.
Official Ångfartygs Bore Ab/Höyrylaiva Oy Bore photograph of
Bore
.
Official Ångfartygs Bore Ab/Höyrylaiva Oy Bore postcard of
Bore
(right).
Ships are (left-right)
Bore II
,
Bore III
, Bore
.
Official Silja Line postcard of
Bore
.
Official Silja Line postcard of
Bore
.
Scan: Mikael Blomberg.
Kuultokuva postcard T1155 of
Bore
at Turku.
Scan: Mikael Blomberg.
Official Silja Line postcard of
Bore
, with larger hull logo.
Färjeminnen postcard of
Bore
.
Scan: Mikael Blomberg.
Lasse Sjöström postcard of
Bore
and
Bore I
.
Scan: Mikael Blomberg.
Grako postcard 130/215 of
Bore
in Stockholm.
Ships are (left-right)
Aallotar, Svea Jarl
and
Bore.
Scan: Mikael Blomberg.
Bore I (2) (1962-68)
Bore I
was built in 1935 by Frederikshavns Vaerft & Flydedok, Frederikshavn, Denmark, as the
Sankt Ibb
for
A/S Dampskibsselskabet Öresund
. She operated on the Copenhagen-Helsingborg-Mölle route until WW2. After the war, she returned to service between Copenhagen-Malmö and Copenhagen-Mölle, until sold to Oy Bore-Ångfartygs Ab Bore, Åbo, Finland in 1962, and renamed
Bore I
. She operated on the route Stockholm-Mariehamn until 1968, when she was sold for Oskarshamn-Byxelkrok service as
Nordö
. After further Baltic service as
Öland
, she was sold in 1970 for service from Naples as the
Equa
of S.P.A.N. Socité Partenopea di Navigazone S.p.A, running from Naples to Ischia. In 1975, ownership passed to "Caremar" Campania Regionale Marittima S.p.A, and in 1980 to FILA S.p.A (Agostino Lauro).
Official Dampskibsselskabet Øresund postcard of
Sankt Ibb
.
Official Ångfartygs Bore Ab/Höyrylaiva Oy Bore photograph of
Bore I
.
Botnia (1970-75)
Botnia
was built by Oy Wärtsilä Ab Shipyard, Helsinki for Oy Siljavarustamo/ Ab Siljarederiet Ab (
Silja Line
). She operated on the
Silja Line
routes Åbo-Mariehamn/Långnäs-Stockholm and Åbo-Mariehamn/Långnäs-Norrtälje. In 1970,
Botnia
was sold to Ångfartygs Ab Bore, remaining on the same
Silja Line
services. In 1975 she was sold to
Trasmediterranea
and renamed
Ciudad de la Laguna
for services between Palmas-Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Almeria-Melilla and then Valencia-Palma de Mallorca. In 1999 she was sold to
Naviera Armas S.A.
and renamed
Volcan de Tenagua
.
Official
Silja Line
postcard of
Botnia
.
Official
Silja Line
postcard of
Botnia
.
Official
Silja Line
postcard of
Botnia
.