Chantilly
Chantilly - Europa Link - Baltavia - El Salam 93
This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of the
SNCF
car ferry
Chantilly
.
Chantilly
was built at Dubigeon-Normandie S.A., Nantes, for SNCF in 1966. She primarily served Dover-Calais until 1987, with occasional relief work at Dieppe.
Chantilly
was sold in 1987 to Agapitos Brothers for a Chalkis-Rhodes-Kapathos service as the
Olympia
. In 1990 she was sent to the UK for rebuilding, and returned to service with
GT-Link
as
Europa Link
, serving between Gedser-Travemünde and Gedser-Rostock. In 1993 she was sold to Polish interests and was renamed
Baltavia
, intermittently working charters with
Europa Linjen
(successors to GT-Link) on services from Gedser. In 1996
Baltavia
was sold to El Salam Shipping and renamed
El Salam 93
, entering the Red Sea pilgrim trade.
Ships Names on this Page:-
Chantilly
(SNCF: 1958-1981)
Olympia
(Agapitos: 1987-1990)
Europa Link
(GT-Link: 1990-1993)
Baltavia
(GT-Link/Europa Linjen: 1993-1994)
El Salam 93
(El Salam: 1994- )
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Chantilly
(SNCF: 1966-1987)
Chantilly
was built at Dubigeon-Normandie S.A., Nantes, for SNCF in 1966. She primarily served Dover-Calais until 1987, with occasional relief work at Dieppe. She was sold in 1987 to Agapitos Brothers for a Chalkis-Rhodes-Kapathos service as the
Olympia
. In 1990 she was sent to the UK for rebuilding, and returned to service with
GT-Link
as
Europa Link
, serving between Gedser-Travemünde and Gedser-Rostock. In 1993 she was sold to Polish interests and was renamed
Baltavia
, intermittently working charters with
Europa Linjen
(successors to GT-Link) on services from Gedser. In 1996
Baltavia
was sold to El Salam Shipping and renamed
El Salam 93
, entering the Red Sea pilgrim trade.
Postcard of
Chantilly
(on delivery?).
Official SNCF postcard of
Chantilly
.
Official SNCF postcard of
Chantilly
.
Postcard of
Chantilly
at Calais.
Postcard of
Chantilly
at Calais.
Olympia
(Agapitos: 1987-1990)
Chantilly
was sold in 1987 to Agapitos Brothers for a Chalkis-Rhodes-Kapathos service as the
Olympia
. In 1990 she was sent to the UK for rebuilding, and returned to service with
GT-Link
as
Europa Link
.
Photograph of
Olympia
.
Photo: © Panteleimon Lelekis.
Scan:
Fakta om Fartyg
.
Photograph of
Olympia
.
Scan:
Fakta om Fartyg
.
Europa Link
(GT-Link: 1990-93)
Baltavia
(GT-Link/Europa Linien: 1993-94)
Europa Link
was built as
Chantilly
at Dubigeon-Normandie S.A., Nantes, for
SNCF
in 1966. She primarily served Dover-Calais until 1987, with occasional relief work at Dieppe. She was sold in 1987 to Agapitos Brothers for a Chalkis-Rhodes-Kapathos service as the
Olympia
. In 1990 she was sent to the UK for rebuilding, and returned to service with
GT-Link
as
Europa Link
, serving between Gedser-Travemünde and Gedser-Rostock. In 1993 she was sold to Polish interests and was renamed
Baltavia
, intermittently working charters with
Europa Linjen
(successors to GT-Link) on services from Gedser. In 1996
Baltavia
was sold to El Salam Shipping and renamed
El Salam 93
, entering the Red Sea pilgrim trade.
Photograph of
Europa Link
.
Photo: © Andreas Wörteler.
Scan:
Fakta om Fartyg
.
Ramsey Postcards
82 of
Baltavia
.
Photo: © Dieter Streich.
Photograph of
Baltavia
.
Photo: © Kai Ortel.
Scan:
Fakta om Fartyg
.
Photograph of
Baltavia
.
Photo: © Andreas Wörteler.
Scan:
Fakta om Fartyg
.
Photograph of
Baltavia
.
Photo: © Per Jensen.
Scan:
Fakta om Fartyg
.
El Salam 93
(El Salam: 1994- )
Photograph of
El Salam 93
.
Photo: © Michael Kenyon.
Scan:
Fakta om Fartyg
.
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