Nils
Holgersson (4)
Nils
Holgersson (4) - Val de Loire - King of Scandinavia (3) - King Seaways
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postcards and photographs of the TT Lines ferry Nils Holgersson
(4).
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- Nils
Holgersson (4)
was built in 1986 by Schichau Seebeckswerft AG, Bremerhaven,
for the TT Line Travemünde-Trelleborg route. Her sisters
were the
Peter
Pan (3), Olau Britannia (2) and
Olau
Hollandia (2).
In 1992 she was sold to SweFerry Ab, Trelleborg, remaining in
TT Line service. In 1993 she was sold
to Brittany
Ferries, entering
service as the
Val
de Loire after
a major rebuilding in La Spezia. Her primary route is Plymouth-Santander,
but she also serves Plymouth-Roscoff. In winter, the English
port for the Santander service switched to Portsmouth. Val
de Loire was sold to DFDS in 2006, and renamed King of Scandinavia (3). This was changed to
King Seaways in 2011.
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Holgersson (4)
- TT Line: 1986-93
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Scandinavia (3)
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Seaways
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Nils Holgersson (4)(TT
Line: 1987-1993)
- Nils Holgersson (4)
was built in 1987
by Schichau Seebeckswerft AG, Bremerhaven, for the TT Line Travemünde-Trelleborg route.
Her sisters were the
Peter
Pan (3), Olau Britannia (2) and
Olau
Hollandia (2).
In 1992 she was sold to SweFerry Ab, Trelleborg, remaining in
TT Line service. In 1993 she was sold
to Brittany
Ferries, entering
service as the
Val
de Loire after
a major rebuilding in La Spezia. Her primary route was Plymouth-Santander,
but she also served Plymouth-Roscoff. In winter, the English
port for the Santander service switched to Portsmouth. In 2005 she was sold to
DFDS, passing to them in February 2006 and being renamed King of Scandinavia.
Official
TT Line art postcard of Peter Pan (3) and Nils Holgersson
(4).
Official
TT Line postcard of Nils Holgersson (4).
Published
by S+S, serial: Tra1434.
Official
TT Line postcard of Nils Holgersson (4).
The
ship's name on the stern appears to have been removed, although
it is readable on the lifeboats with magnification.
Published
by Grafiska AB.
Official
TT Line postcard of Nils Holgersson (4) and Peter Pan
(3) at Trelleborg.
Postcard
of Nils Holgersson (4) entering Travemünde.
Simplon
Postcards sp1143, issued May 1993, of Nils Holgersson (4)
entering Travemünde.
Photo:
©1993 Ian Boyle.
HB Liab
(Ystad) postcard 750 of Nils Holgersson (4) and Peter
Pan (3) at Trelleborg.
Photo:
© Kjell Wihlborg.
Polyfoto
AB postcard 1128 of Nils Holgersson (4) at Trelleborg.
Photo:
© Jan Borgström.
Photograph
of Nils Holgersson (4).
Photo:
© Andreas Wörteler.
Val de Loire(Brittany
Ferries: 1992- 2006)
- The Val de Loire
was built as the Nils Holgersson (4) in 1987 by Schichau
Seebeckswerft AG, Bremerhaven, for the
TT Line
Travemünde-Trelleborg route. Her sisters were the Peter Pan (3),
Olau Britannia (2) and
Olau
Hollandia (2).
In 1992 she was sold to SweFerry Ab, Trelleborg, remaining in
TT Line service. In 1993 she was sold
to Brittany
Ferries, entering
service as the Val de Loire after a major rebuilding in
La Spezia. Her primary route is Plymouth-Santander, but she also
serves Plymouth-Roscoff. In winter, the English port for the
Santander service switched to Portsmouth. Val de Loire
was sold to DFDS in 2006.
Official
Brittany
Ferries,
postcard of the Val de Loire.
Built
1987, and acquired, 1993.
Official
Brittany Ferries postcard of Val de Loire.
Click to open larger image in new window
King of Scandinavia (3)
- King Seaways
(DFDS:2006-
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King
of Scandinavia (3) at Ijmuiden (ex-Val de Loire)
Photo:
© Cees de Bijl, 8th March 2006.
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King of Scandinavia (3) on the River Tyne
Photo:
© Hilton Davis
DFDS postcard of
King Seaways
Image links to a larger copy
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