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This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of the 1955 Sessan Linjen ferry Prinsessan Birgitta.

Prinsessan Birgitta was built by Oy Wärtsilä Ab, Åbo, Finland, for a consortium of owners including Rederi Ab Göteborg-Frederikshavn Linjen (Sessan Linjen) who owned 43.5%. Prinsessan Birgitta entered service between Göteborg-Frederikshavn in 1974. In 1977, Rederi Ab Göteborg-Frederikshavn Linjen took full ownership. In 1980 the Sessan Tor Line partnership started. In 1981, Sessan Linjen was acquired by Stena Line. Prinsessan Birgitta was also used on routes Göteborg-Travemünde and Göteborg-Kiel. In 1982 Prinsessan Birgitta was renamed Stena Scandinavica. In 1987 Stena Scandinavica was chartered to Compagnie Tunisienne de Navigation S.A. (Cotunav) service between Tunis-Genoa, for which she was renamed Scandinavica. In 1988, Scandinavica was chartered to Sealink British Ferries for service between Dover-Calais and Dover-Zeebrugge. In 1989, the Cotunav charter was repeated as the Tarik L. In 1990, Scandinavica was sold to Norway Line and given the name Venus for their Bergen-Stavanger-Newcastle route. Ownership later passed to Color Line. In 1994 she was sold to DFDS as part of an exchange deal with the King of Scandinavia (ex-Dana Gloria). Venus was renamed King of Scandinavia and introduced on service from Newcastle to Hamburg or Esbjerg in 1995. In 1996, Ijmuiden replaced Esbjerg. Charters to Cotunav continued in the summers of 1997, 1998 and 2001. She was chartered to Bornholmstrafikken later in 2001. In 2002, King of Scandinavia was sold to Reca Marmara Lines, Istanbul, for a service Cesme-Brindisi-Ancona and renamed Cesme. In 2012 she was operating as Wind Ambition as an offshore accommodation ship in the Irish sea, based in Barrow.


Ship Names on this Page:-
Prinsessan Birgitta - Sessan Linjen 1974-81
Stena Scandinavica - Stena line 1981-87
Scandinavica - Sealink British Ferries 1988
Venus - Norway Line/Color Line 1990-94
King of Scandinavia - DFDS 1994-2002
Cesme - Marmara Lines 2002-2010 Wind Ambition - Wind Power Support/C-Bed BV 2010-

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Prinsessan Birgitta was built by Oy Wärtsilä Ab, Åbo, Finland, for a consortium of owners including Rederi Ab Göteborg-Frederikshavn Linjen (Sessan Linjen) who owned 43.5%. Prinsessan Birgitta entered service between Göteborg-Frederikshavn in 1974. In 1977, Rederi Ab Göteborg-Frederikshavn Linjen took full ownership. In 1980 the Sessan Tor Line partnership started. In 1981, Sessan Linjen was acquired by Stena Line. Prinsessan Birgitta was also used on routes Göteborg-Travemünde and Göteborg-Kiel. In 1982 Prinsessan Birgitta was renamed Stena Scandinavica. Official Sessan Linjen postcard of Prinsessan Birgitta. Scan: Mikael Blomberg. Official Sessan Linjen postcard of Prinsessan Birgitta. Scan: Mikael Blomberg. Official Sessan Linjen postcard of Prinsessan Birgitta. Official Sessan Linjen postcard of Prinsessan Birgitta. Official Sessan Linjen postcard of Prinsessan Birgitta. S+S Postcard of Prinsessan Birgitta leaving Travemünde. Enlarged image from the postcard above of Prinsessan Birgitta. Jolin & Wilkenson postcard from the terminal building in Gothenburg, with Prinsessan Christina and Prinsessan Birgitta (right). Scan: Mikael Blomberg. Jolin & Wilkenson postcard from the terminal building in Gothenburg, with Prinsessan Christina and Prinsessan Birgitta (right). Scan: Mikael Blomberg. S+S Postcard of Prinsessan Birgitta at Travemünde. A.Duncan photographic postcard of Prinsessan Birgitta (1) . Photograph of Prinsessan Birgitta. Photo: © Frank Heine. Stena Scandinavica (Stena Line: 1981-87)
In 1981, Sessan Linjen was acquired by Stena Line. Prinsessan Birgitta was also used on routes Göteborg-Travemünde and Göteborg-Kiel. In 1982 Prinsessan Birgitta was renamed Stena Scandinavica. In 1987 Stena Scandinavica was chartered to Compagnie Tunisienne de Navigation S.A. (Cotunav) service between Tunis-Genoa, for which she was renamed Scandinavica. In 1988, Scandinavica was chartered to Sealink British Ferries for service between Dover-Calais and Dover-Zeebrugge. In 1989, the Cotunav charter was repeated as the Tarik L. In 1990, Scandinavica was sold to Norway Line and given the name Venus for their Bergen-Stavanger-Newcastle route. A.Duncan photographic postcard of Prinsessan Birgitta (1). Stena Line postcard of Stena Scandinavica. Scan: Mikael Blomberg. Photograph of Stena Scandinavica at Göteborg. Photo: © Rickard Sahlsten - Scan: Fakta om Fartyg. Postcard of Stena Scandinavica at Göteborg. Scandinavica (Sealink British Ferries: 1988)
In 1982 Prinsessan Birgitta was renamed Stena Scandinavica. In 1987 Stena Scandinavica was chartered to Compagnie Tunisienne de Navigation S.A. (Cotunav) service between Tunis-Genoa, for which she was renamed Scandinavica. In 1988, Scandinavica was chartered to Sealink British Ferries for service between Dover-Calais and Dover-Zeebrugge. In 1989, the Cotunav charter was repeated as the Tarik L. In 1990, Scandinavica was sold to Norway Line and given the name Venus for their Bergen-Stavanger-Newcastle route. Aerial photograph of Scandinavica. Photo: © FotoFlite. Simplon Postcards release sp1006 of Scandinavica. Photo: © Mike Louagie. Venus (Norway/Color Lines: 1990-94)
In 1990, Scandinavica was sold to Norway Line and given the name Venus for their Bergen-Stavanger-Newcastle route. Ownership later passed to Color Line. In 1994 she was sold to DFDS as part of an exchange deal with the King of Scandinavia (ex-Dana Gloria). Scandinavica was renamed King of Scandinavia and introduced on service from Newcastle to Hamburg or Esbjerg in 1995. Photograph of Venus in Norway Line colours. Photo: © Cees de Bijl. Photograph of Venus in Norway Line colours. Photo: © Cees de Bijl. Official Color Line postcard of Venus. Norway Line was merged with owners Jahre Line to form Color Line. Official Color Line postcard of Venus. Ramsey postcard of Venus. Photograph of Venus entering the River Tyne. Photo: © Hilton Davis. King of Scandinavia (2) (DFDS: 1994-2002)
In 1990, Scandinavica was sold to Norway Line and given the name Venus for their Bergen-Stavanger-Newcastle route. Ownership later passed to Color Line. In 1994 she was sold to DFDS as part of an exchange deal with the King of Scandinavia (ex-Dana Gloria). Scandinavica was renamed King of Scandinavia and introduced on service from Newcastle to Hamburg or Esbjerg in 1995. In 1996, Ijmuiden replaced Esbjerg. Charters to Cotunav continued in the summers of 1997, 1998 and 2001. She was chartered to Bornholmstrafikken later in 2001. In 2002, King of Scandinavia was sold to Reca Marmara Lines, Istanbul, for a service Cesme-Brindisi-Ancona as the Cesme. Official DFDS Seaways postcard of King of Scandinavia. Photograph of King of Scandinavia (2). Photo: © Cees de Bijl. Photograph of King of Scandinavia (2) on charter to Cotunav. Photo: © Cees de Bijl. Photograph of King of Scandinavia (2) on charter to Cotunav. Photo: © Cees de Bijl. Cesme (Marmara Lines: 2002- )
Marmara Lines was a German/Italian financed company, formed in 2001 for services from Cesme (Turkey) to Ancona and Brindisi. In the first year, they chartered the Blue Island and Blue Galaxy from Blue Star Ferries, as the Cesme 1 and Cesme 2. In 2002 they became a single-ship company when they purchased the King of Scandinavia from DFDS, and renamed her Cesme. Official Marmara postcard of Cesme. Official Marmara postcard of Cesme. Official Marmara postcard of Cesme. Photograph of Cesme leaving Copenhagen, 02/05/2002. Photo: © Martin Jensen. Wind Ambition (C-Bed BV/Wind Power Support: 2010- ) Cesme has been rebuilt as an offshore accommodation ship, owned by C-Bed BV in the Netherlands and operated by Wind Power Support. She works from Barrow for Irish Sea wind power installations, named Wind Ambition since May 2010. Sessan fleet mate Prinsessan Desir�e (2) has become Wind Solution and was working from Harwich on North Sea wind farms in 2012. Wind Ambition Photo: � Peter Therkildsen, Odense Shipyard, February 2012 Wind Ambition Photo: � Peter Therkildsen, Odense Shipyard, February 2012 Wind Ambition Photo: � Peter Therkildsen, Odense Shipyard, February 2012 Color Line - DFDS - Sessan Linjen - Stena Line Ferry Postcards - Cruise Ship Postcards - Ocean Liner Postcard Top of Page - Simplon Postcards Home Page �1999-2011 Copyright Ian Boyle/Simplon Postcards (all pages on web site) All Rights Reserved Free Web Counter Times viewed since 12/05/2005: