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Betula - Buganvilla - Tarrafal
This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of the
Scandinavian Ferry Lines
vessel
Betula
, which later served as the
Lineas Fred.Olsen
ferry
Buganvilla
.
Betula
was built by Meyer Werft, Germany, in 1968 for
Scandinavian Ferry Lines
'
Linjebuss
service between Helsingör and Helsingborg. As built she was 2291 gross tons and carried 800 passengers. and 75 cars. Additional accommodation was added in 1985, increasing size to 2452 gross tons and capacity to 900 passengers and 105 cars.
Betula
had two sisters, the
Regula
of 1971, and the
Ursula
of 1973. In 1991,
Betula
passed to SweFerry, part of Scandlines. She did not receive the complete Scandlines livery (unlike her sisters), before sale to
Lineas Fred.Olsen
in 1992 for their Corralejo (Fuertaventura) to Playa Blanca (Lanzarote) service, and was renamed
Buganvilla
. She was replaced by fast ferry
Bocayna Express
in 2003, and sold for further service as
Tarrafal
of
Cape Verde Islands
operator Sociedade de Transportes Marítimos (STM).
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Betula
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Betula
was built by Meyer Werft, Germany, in 1968 as the
Betula
for
Scandinavian Ferry Lines
'
Linjebuss
service between Helsingor and Helsingborg. She was sold to
Lineas Fred.Olsen
in 1992 for the Corralejo (Fuertaventura) to Playa Blanca (Lanzorote) service.
A Linjebuss International AB official card of
Betula
.
Sa-Mar postcard H8/2 of
Betula
at Helsingborg.
A Scandinavian Ferry Lines official card of
Betula
, now showing SFL logo.
Photo: Goran Stenberg.
A Scandinavian Ferry Lines official postcard of
Betula
, in later SFL livery, following the addition of further enclosed accommodation.
Photo: Goran Stenberg.
Unidentified postcard of
Betula
at the new ferry terminal in Helsingborg.
A Scandinavian Ferry Lines official postcard of the three sisters
Regula
(front),
Ursula
, and
Betula
(rear) in later SFL livery.
Photo: Goran Stenberg.
Simplon Postcards
release sp1138 (issued March 1993) of
Betula
in later SFL livery.
Photo: Kenn Eilersen.
Betula Photographs
Photos of
Betula
on service between Helsingor and Helsingborg by Ian Boyle (August 1979).
Buganvilla Postcards
Simplon Postcards
release sp1139 of
Buganvilla
in Svendborg, Denmark, prior to delivery to Fred.Olsen.
Photo: © Peter Therkildsen.
Official Lineas Fred.Olsen postcard of
Buganvilla
.
Buganvilla Photographs
Lineas Fred.Olsen photograph of
Buganvilla
.
Lineas Fred.Olsen photograph of
Buganvilla
.
Buganvilla
arriving at Playa Blanca, Lanzarote, 29th December 2001
Photo: © Ian Boyle.
Buganvilla
arriving at Playa Blanca, Lanzarote, 29th December 2001
Photo: © Ian Boyle.
Buganvilla
arriving at Playa Blanca, Lanzarote, 29th December 2001
Photo: © Ian Boyle.
Buganvilla
leaving at Playa Blanca, Lanzarote, 29th December 2001
Photo: © Ian Boyle.
Tarrafal Photographs
Buganvilla
was replaced by fast ferry
Bocayna Express
in 2003, and sold for further service as
Tarrafal
of
Cape Verde Islands
operator Sociedade de Transportes Marítimos (STM).
Raúl Soulé writes:- The
Buganvilla
, has since 19th February 2004 been registered in Cape Verde as
Tarrafal
, owned by the S.T.M. - Sociedade dos Transportes Marítimos, Lda. This society is a mixed between Cape-Verdians and Spanish people from Canary Islands. Each Tuesday at 14:30, the
Tarrafal
departs from Mindelo on São Vicente for the islands of São Nicolau and Santiago (São Tiago), returning via São Nicolau to Mindelo on the Thursday at 14:00. She then lies in Mindelo between Thursday and Tuesday. I believe that timings are fairly approximate. To confuse matters, at least two other islands also have a port called Tarrafal.
Contact Details:-
Sociedade de Transportes Marítimos, Lda
P.O. Box 120
Avenida 5 de Julho
Mindelo - S. Vicente
Cape Verde
telephone: +238 2321179
Tarrafal Timetable 2003
Day
Port - Island
Arr
Dep
Tuesday
Mindelo - S
ão
Vincente
-
14:30
Tuesday
Tarrafal - S
ão
Nicolau
18:30
20:00
Wednesday
Praia - S
ão T
iago
07:30
19:00
Thursday
Tarrafal - S
ão
Nicolau
06:30
10:00
Thursday
Mindelo - S
ão
Vincente
14:00
-
Tarrafal
at Mindelo, Cape Verde Islands, 6th May 2005.
Photo: © Sociedade de Transportes Marítimos (STM).
Tarrafal
at Mindelo, Cape Verde Islands, 6th May 2005.
Photo: © Sociedade de Transportes Marítimos (STM).
Tarrafal
at Mindelo, Cape Verde Islands, 6th May 2005.
Photo: © Sociedade de Transportes Marítimos (STM).
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