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Saga Star
Saga Star - Girolata - Dieppe - Balitia
 
 
This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of the TT-Saga Line ferry Saga Star, serving as Transmanche Ferries Dieppe in 2003.
Saga Star was built in 1981 by Fartygsentreprenader Ab, Uddevalla for TT-Saga Line services Helsingborg/Malmö/Trelleborg-Travemünde. In 1988 Saga Star was sold to CMN and entered service with them as the Girolata in 1989 between Marseille-Bastia. In 1993 she was chartered back to TT-Line, reverting to previous name Saga Star. TT-Line purchased her in 1997. In 2002 she was sold to Transmanche Ferries and entered service between Newhaven-Dieppe as the Dieppe. Sold in 2006 to Polska Zegluga Baltyska (PolFerries) for services Gdansk-Nynäshamn and Swinoujscie-Ystad and renamed Baltivia (still in service 2013-01).
 
 
Ships on this Page:-
Saga Star - TT-Saga Line: 1986-88, 1993-2002
Girolata - CMN: 1988-93
Dieppe - Transmanche Ferries: 2002-
 
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CMN - "La Meridionale"
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Saga Star

Saga Star - Girolata - Dieppe - Baltivia




Saga Star
(TT Line: 1986-1988, 1993-2002)
 
Saga Star was built in 1981 by Fartygsentreprenader Ab, Uddevalla for TT-Saga Linjen services Helsingborg/Malmö/Trelleborg-Travemünde. In 1988 she was sold to CMN and entered service with them as the Girolata in 1989 between Marseille-Bastia. In 1993 she was chartered back to TT-Line, reverting to previous name Saga Star. TT-Line purchased her in 1997. In 2002 she was sold to Transmanche Ferries and entered service between Newhaven-Dieppe as the Dieppe.
 
Official TT-Saga Line postcard of Saga Star.
 
 
 
Commercial postcard of Saga Star (left) at Trelleborg, with SJ train ferry Trelleborg (2).
 
 
 
Saga star in TT-Line colours.
Photo: ©Dirk Jankowsky.






Girolata
(CMN: 1988-93)
 
Photograph of Girolata (ex-Saga Star).
Photo: © Edward Brian-Davis.






Dieppe
(Transmanche: 2002- )
 
Dieppe was built in 1981 by Fartygsentreprenader Ab, Uddevalla for TT-Saga Linjen services Helsingborg/Malmö/Trelleborg-Travemünde. In 1988 she was sold to CMN and entered service with them as the Girolata in 1989 between Marseille-Bastia. In 1993 she was chartered back to TT-Line, reverting to previous name Saga Star. TT-Line purchased her in 1997. In 2002 she was sold to Transmanche Ferries and entered service between Newhaven-Dieppe as the Dieppe.  Sold in 2006 to Polska Zegluga Baltyska (PolFerries) for services Gdansk-Nynäshamn and Swinoujscie-Ystad and renamed Baltivia (still in service 2013-01).
 
 
Transmanche Ferries postcard of Dieppe.
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Dieppe arriving Dieppe on 18/09/2002
Photo: © Frank Lose.
 
 
 
Dieppe arriving Dieppe on 13/07/2003
Photos: © Ian Boyle.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dieppe arriving Dieppe on 31/05/2003
Photos: © Ian Boyle.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 






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