Scandi Line

 

 

This page is devoted to postcards of Scandi Line. An alphabetical list of ships shown on this page is shown below. The Table beneath gives links to complete postcard history pages on selected individual ships. Below the table are official postcards of the fleet in chronological order.

 

Scandi line were formed as a private Norwegian company to operate a service between Sandefjord (Norway) and Stromstad (Sweden). The first two ships, in service with Scandi by 1988, were Bohus and Bohus II. The company was later owned by Larvik Line, and cards were issued as Larvik/Scandi Line, although the ships' livery was unchanged. Larvik/Scandi merged with Color Line in 1996, but the Scandi Line operation remained separate until 1999 when ships received Color Scandi Line, and then Color Line, livery.

 

 

Ships on This Page:-

Bohus (1)

Bohus (2)

Bohus II

Color Viking

Sandefjord

 

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Color Line

Fjord Line

Jahre Line

Larvik Line

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Table of Ship Histories

Name	Other names	Built
Sandefjord	Viking III, Terje Vigen, Scandinavia, Fenno Star, Sagafjord	1965

 

 

 

 

 

Scandi Line Fleet List

 

 

Bohus (1)

 

The original Scandi Line Bohus, had been built as Emsland in 1977. She appeared in a 1989 ferry directory as Bohus, but operated as St Julien from Weymouth that summer. She had been renamed Ostersjon by 1990. I would welcome any further details of her links with Scandi Line, and particularly details of any postcards issued. She is listed in 2001 as owned by Spanish operator ISCOMAR, named Nura Nova. Amongst other operators, she was at one time the Elba Nova of Corsica Ferries.

 

 

Simplon Postcards' first Ferry Series postcard, serial number sp1001, was the St Julien, ex-Emsland, ex-Bohus.

 

 

 

 

 

Bohus II

 

The second Scandi Line ships was Bohus II. This is an official Scandi Lines postcard.

 

An official Scandi Lines postcard showing both Bohus II and Sandefjord, the third ship on the route.

 

 

 

 

 

Sandefjord

 

Sandefjord had been built in 1965 as Viking III for the Thoresen Car Ferries services from Southampton to Cherbourg and Le Havre. From 1975 she was chartered out to various operators until sold to Da-No Linjen in 1982 as Terje Vigen. Other operators followed, until sale to Scandi Line in 1992. She 2000 was replaced by the chartered Color Viking. In February 2003 she was sold to Saga Line and renamed Sagafjord for a service Moss-Skagen. Although repainted in Saga Line colours, the service did not start in 2003. The service eventually started in May 2004, but closed at the end of the summer, with Sagafjord being laid up in Horten.

 

 

An official Scandi Lines postcard showing both Bohus II and Sandefjord, the third ship on the route.

 

 

 

An official Scandi Lines postcard showing Sandefjord.

 

An official Larvik/Scandi Lines postcard showing Sandefjord.

 

Simplon Postcards sp1127, issued December 1992, showing Sandefjord. Photographed June 1992 by Pieter Inpijn.

 

An official Color Scandi Line postcard showing Sandefjord. Note additional superstructure added forward of the bridge, compared to the previous card.

 

 

 

 

 

Bohus (2)

 

Bohus (2) was originally built in 1971 for Sessan Linjen as the Prinsessen Desiree. Seesan Linjen were acquired by Stena Line in 1982, and Prinsessen Desiree was chartered out to various other companies. She was then redployed to the Varberg (Sweden) to Grenaa (Norway) as Europafaerjan and Lion Princess, before sale to Scandi Line in 1993 as Bohus.

 

 

An official Larvik/Scandi Lines postcard showing Bohus.

 

An enlargement of the ship from the card above.

 

An official Scandi Lines postcard showing Bohus.

 

An official Color Scandi Lines postcard showing Bohus. Note stability sponsons added aft.

 

A later official Color Lines postcard showing Bohus.

 

 

 

 

 

Color Viking

 

In 2001, Color Line chartered the Stena Line ferry Stena Invicta, which was renamed Color Viking.

 

 

An official Color Line postcard of Color Viking.

 

An official Color Line image - proposed, but not issued as a postcard.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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