Free Enterprise IV
 
Free Enterprise IV - Falster Link - Tag Al Salam
 
 
This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of the Townsend-Thoresen ferry Free Enterprise IV. Individual pages on all eight Free Enterprise ships are available:- FE I - FE II - FE III - FE IV - FE V - FE VI - FE VII - FE VIII
 
Free Enterprise IV was built in 1969 by I.C.H. Holland, Werf Gusto Yard, Schiedam, Holland for the European Ferries Group. Although delivered after the formation of Townsend Thoresen, Free Enterprise IV originally operated in standard Townsend colours. She was used on Townsend Thoresen services out of Dover to Calais, Zeebrugge and Boulogne. Free Enterprise IV was the first of five sisterships, the others being Free Enterprise V-VIII. In 1976 Free Enterprise IV was transferred to the Cairnryan-Larne route, remaining there until 1986 when she reverted back to Dover. In 1987 Free Enterprise IV was laid up at Chatham until sale to Sea-Link Rederi Ab the following year. After rebuilding at Landskrona, she entered service for GT-Link between Gedser-Travemünde as the Falster Link. From 1990, the German port was changed to Rostock. In 1991, registered owners became Europa Linien A/S, Gedser. Falster Link was laid up in 1996, but served briefly for Scandlines between Gedser-Rostock in 1997. In 1998 Falster Link was sold to El Salam Shipping & Trading, Cairo, entering service as the Tag Al Salam.
 
 
Ships on this Page:-
Free Enterprise IV - Townsend Thoresen: 1969-87
Falster Link - GT-Link: 1987-98
Tag Al Salam - El Salam: 1998-
 
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Free Enterprise IV
 
Free Enterprise IV
(Townsend Thoresen: 1969-1987)
 
Free Enterprise IV was built in 1969 by I.C.H. Holland, Werf Gusto Yard, Schiedam, Holland for the European Ferries Group. Although delivered after the formation of Townsend Thoresen, she originally operated in standard Townsend colours. She was used on Townsend Thoresen services out of Dover to Calais, Zeebrugge and Boulogne. Free Enterprise IV was the first of five sisterships, the others being Free Enterprise V-VIII. In 1976 Free Enterprise IV was transferred to the Cairnryan-Larne route, remaining there until 1986 when she reverted back to Dover. In 1987 Free Enterprise IV was laid up at Chatham until sale to Sea-Link Rederi Ab the following year. After rebuilding at Landskrona, she entered service for GT-Link between Gedser-Travemünde as the Falster Link. From 1990, the German port was changed to Rostock. In 1991, registered owners became Europa Linien A/S, Gedser. Falster Link was laid up in 1996, but served briefly for Scandlines between Gedser-Rostock in 1997. In 1998 Falster Link was sold to El Salam Shipping & Trading, Cairo, entering service as the Tag Al Salam.

Official postcard of Free Enterprise IV
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Bennett postcard 2221 of Free Enterprise IV in original pale green Townsend colours.
 
Photograph of Free Enterprise IV in original pale green Townsend colours.
Photo: © FotoFlite.
 
Photograph of Free Enterprise IV in original colours but with Townsend Thoresen logos.
Photo: © FotoFlite.
 
Official postcard (Photo Precision R7316) of Free Enterprise IV in Townsend Thoresen orange. This card was issued when she was on the Larne-Cairnryan route, and was bought on board on the 12:00 sailing on 1st September 1983. I returned on Europic Ferry at 20:00. Day trip fare was £8.60 and a steak in Europic Ferry's restaurant cost £6.90.
 
Photograph of Free Enterprise IV in Townsend Thoresen orange with later white funnel logo.
Photo: © FotoFlite.
 
Photograph of Free Enterprise IV in Townsend Thoresen orange and P&O funnel.
Photo: © FotoFlite.
 
 
 
 
 
Falster Link
(GT-Link/Europa Linien: 1988-97)
 
Falster Link was built 1969 as the Free Enterprise IV by I.C.H. Holland, Werf Gusto Yard, Schiedam, Holland for the European Ferries Group. She was used on Townsend-Thoresen services out of Dover to Calais, Zeebrugge and Boulogne. In 1976 Free Enterprise IV was transferred to the Cairnryan-Larne route, remaining there until 1986 when she reverted back to Dover. In 1987 Free Enterprise IV was laid up at Chatham until sale to Sea-Link Rederi Ab the following year. After rebuilding at Landskrona, she entered service for GT-Link betwen Gedser-Travemünde as the Falster Link. From 1990, the German port was changed to Rostock. In 1991, registered owners became Europa Linien A/S, Gedser. Falster Link was laid up in 1996, but served briefly for Scandlines between Gedser-Rostock in 1997. In 1998 Falster Link was sold to El Salam Shipping & Trading, Cairo, entering service as the Tag Al Salam.
 
 
Official GT-Link postcard of Falster Link.
 
Trojaborg postcard GEDS6 of Falster Link.
Photo: Robert Trojaborg.
 
Simplon Postcards sp1105 (issued July 1992) of Falster Link.
Photo: Frank Heine, Travemünde.
 
Official Europa Linien postcard of Falster Link.
 
Official Europa Linien postcard of Rostock Link and Falster Link.
 
Official Europa Linien postcard of Rostock Link and Falster Link.
 
 
 
 
 
Tag Al Salam
(Al Salam: 1998- )
 
 
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