Strandfaraskip Landsins - Simplon Postcards

This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of Faeroes operator Strandfaraskip Landsins. An alphabetical list of ships shown on this page is shown below. The Table beneath gives links to complete history pages on selected individual ships. Below the table is a Fleet List in chronological order.


Ships on This Page:-
Dugvan (1985- )
Smyril (1) (1975-2005)
Smyril I (2005-)
Smyril (2) (2005- )
Teistin (1) (1980-1996)

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Morten Mols was built in 1969 by Aalborg Vaerft A/S, Ålborg, Denmark for the Mols Linien service between Sjællands Odde and Ebeltoft. Her sistership was Mikkel Mols. In 1975 Morten Mols was sold to Rederi Strandfaraskip Landsin (Faroe Islands) as the Smyril (her sister was sold to them 5 years later as the Teistin). Smyril (1) was withdrawn in October 2005, replaced by Smyril (2). On 23rd February 2006 the Faeroese inter island ferry Smyril (1) sailed from her home port, heading for Gran Canarias, where she will be dry docked and rebuilt before heading for the West Indies to operate as an inter island ferry . Company card of Smyril (1) Official Smyril Line postcard of Norröna (1) and Smyril (1) Simplon Postcards issue of Smyril (1) Photo: © Jenny Williamson Photograph of Smyril (1) leaving Aberdeen Photos: © Ian Boyle - images linked to larger copies Photograph of Smyril (1) in new colours Photo: © Per Jensen Scan: Fakta om Fartyg Teistin (1) (1980-1996)
Mikkel Mols was built in 1969 by Aalborg Vaerft A/S, Ålborg, Denmark for the Mols Linien service between Sjællands Odde and Ebeltoft. Her sistership was Morten Mols. In 1980 Mikkel Mols was sold to Rederi Strandfaraskip Landsin (Faroe Islands) as the Teistin (1) (her sister had been sold to the same owners in 1975). Teistin (1) was chartered to Viking Line during the summers on 1985 and 1986 as Ålandsfärjan. She was sold again in 1996 to Moby Lines and renamed Moby Ale, serving between Piombino and Portoferraio (Elba). Postcard of Teistin (1) Photograph of Teistin (1) on Viking Line charter as Ålandsfärjan Photo: © Marko Hänninen Scan: Fakta om Fartyg Photograph of Teistin (1) on Viking Line charter as Ålandsfärjan Photo: © Marko Hänninen Scan: Fakta om Fartyg Dugvan (1985- )
Dugvan was built in 1969 as the Schleswig-Holstein for Elbe-Fähre's Cuxhaven-Brunsbüttel service. The service was taken over by HADAG Seetouristik und Fährdienst AG in 1974, but closed in 1981. Schleswig-Holstein was laid up until 1985 when she was sold to Strandfaraskip Landsin for their Strendur-Toftir-Torshavn service in the Faroe Islands. Postcard of Dugvan as Schleswig-Holstein on Cuxhaven-Brunsbüttel service Teistin (2) (2001- )
Teistin (2) was built in 2001 for the Skopun-Gamlarætt service in the Faroe Islands. Photograph of Teistin (2) Photo: © Sören Lund Hviid, Gamlarætt 23/11/2005 Photograph of Teistin (2) Photo: © Sören Lund Hviid, Gamlarætt 23/11/2005 Smyril (2) (2005- ) Photograph of Smyril (2) Photo: © Copyright Strandfaraskip Landsins Photograph of Smyril (2) Photo: © Copyright Strandfaraskip Landsins Photograph of Smyril (2) Photo: © Copyright Strandfaraskip Landsins Photograph of Smyril (2) Photo: © Copyright Strandfaraskip Landsins Moby Lines - Mols Linien - Viking Line Ferry Postcards - Cruise Ship Postcards - Ocean Liner Postcards Top of Page - Simplon Postcards Home Page ©1999-2016 Copyright Ian Boyle/Simplon Postcards (all pages on web site) All Rights Reserved