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Det Forenede Dampskibs Selskab (DFDS)
United Steamship Co
DFDS: Post War Ships 1945-74
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 ferries delivered until 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
.
This page covers post-war passenger ships delivered up until 1974, when the large multi-purpose ferry
Dana Regina
was delivered. Subsequent deliveries are covered
on this link
.
Ships on This Page (1945-1974):-
Aalborghus
(1969-1971)
Akershus
(1965-1973)
Dana Corona
(1971-1979)
Dana Sirena
(1971-1975, 1976-1977,1978)
England
(1964-1983)
H.P.Prior
(1950-1970)
Jens Bang
(1950-1971)
Kong Olav V (1)
(1961-1968)
Kong Olav V (2)
(1968-1984)
Kronprins Frederik
(1941-1976)
Kronprinsesse Ingri
d (1949-1969)
Olav
(1968-1969)
Princesse Margrethe (1)
(1957-1968)
Princesse Margrethe (2)
(1968-1984)
Prinsessen
(1968-1971)
Skipper Clement
(1964-1976)
Stafford
(1967-1984)
Surrey
(1969-1992)
Trekroner
(1970-1971)
Winston Churchil
l (1967-1996)
DFDS Pages:-
DFDS
-
Header Page
DFDS - Passenger Ferries Pre-1945
DFDS - Passenger Ferries 1945-74
- this page!
DFDS - Passenger/RoRo Ferries 1974-
DFDS - Dover-Dunkerque Services 2010-
Tor Line - Passenger Ferries
DFDS Tor Line - Freight Ferries
Scandinavian World Cruises
- DFDS Caribbean Venture
www.dfdsseaways.co.uk
- DFDS Official Website
Associated Pages:-
Fjord Line
Ferry Postcards
Cruise Ship Postcards
Ocean Liner Postcards
Simplon Postcards Home Page
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DFDS Fleet List - 1945-74
Kronprins Frederik
(DFDS: 1941-1976)
Official DFDS postcard of
Kronprins Frederik
(right) and
Kronprinsesse Ingrid.
Official DFDS postcard of
Kronprins Frederik
.
DFDS Brochure for Harwich-Esbjerg Services.
Click on the document to open a larger image in a new window.
Kronprinsesse Ingrid
(DFDS: 1949-1969)
Official DFDS postcard of
Kronprins Frederik
(right) and
Kronprinsesse Ingrid.
H.P.Prior
(DFDS: 1950-1970)
Postcard of
H.P.Prior
.
Jens Bang
(DFDS: 1950-1971)
Postcard of
Jens Bang
.
Postcard of
Jens Bang
.
Princesse Margrethe (1)
(DFDS: 1957-1968)
Prinsessen
(DFDS: 1968-1971)
Official DFDS postcard of
Princesse Margrethe
.
Kong Olav V (1)
(DFDS: 1961-1968)
Olav
(DFDS: 1968-1969)
Official DFDS postcard of
King Olav V
.
England
(DFDS: 1964-1983)
Official DFDS postcard of
England
.
Official DFDS postcard of
England
.
Official DFDS postcard of
England
when used for cruising.
Official DFDS Seaways postcard of
England
.
Official Bergen Line postcard of
England
.
England
was chartered to Bergen Line through the winter of 1974/75 following the weithdrawal of
Leda
.
Skipper Clement
(DFDS: 1964-1976)
8203grt - 121.19m long - 20 knots - 1500 passengers - 354 berths (later 490)
Skipper Clement
was built as
Jens Kofoed (1)
in 1963 by Bremer Vulkan, Bremen, for A/S Bornholmsfærgen af 1962. Her hull had been built by Bartram & Sons, Sunderland, but was towd to Bremen for completion. She entered service in August 1963 from Copenhagen to Rønne and Ystad. In 1964 she was sold to DFDS and was renamed
Skipper Clement
. She ran on various DFDS domestic Danish services (Copenhagen-Aarlborg/Århus/Frederikshavn) plus Oslo-Frederikshavn and Oslo-Aarlborg. She also covered on the Odden-Ebeltoft service of Mols Line between 1966-1968 (an associated company at this time). Services were cut back in 1974, and
Skipper Clement
was chartered to Aznar in summer 1975, folowed by a charter to Jadroliniya as
Slavija
in 1976 with a purchase option. The option was taken up and she was renamed
Slavija I
.
Slavija I
ran on Jadrolinija services until 1998 when she was sold for use by Skenderbeg Lines between Brindisi and Valona as
Europa I
.
Official DFDS postcard of
Skipper Clement
(Copenhagen-Frederikshavn service)
Postcard of
Skipper Clement
in Frederikshavn.
Akershus
(DFDS: 1965-1973)
Official DFDS postcard of
Akershus
.
Postcard of
Akershus
.
Postcard of
Akershus
.
Winston Churchill
(DFDS: 1967-1996)
Complete history of
Winston Churchill
Official DFDS Seaways postcard of
Winston Churchill
.
Postcard of
Winston Churchill
with original grey hull, and ship's name on the side.
Official DFDS Seaways postcard of
Winston Churchill
.
Official Scandinavian Seaways postcard of
Winston Churchill
.
Stafford
(DFDS: 1967-1984)
Kong Olav V (2)
(DFDS: 1968-1984)
Official DFDS postcard of