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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