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This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of the Swedish Lloyd ferry
Saga
. Sisterships were
Patricia
and
Svea
.
Saga
was built in 1966 for Swedish Lloyd. She was one of three sisterships, the others being Swedish Lloyd's
Patricia
, and Svea Lines'
Svea
, which became the
Knossos
of Minoan Lines in 1978. She was used on the Swedish Lloyd Tilbury-Gothenburg service until 1971, when she was sold to
Stena Line
, and served under the names
Stena Atlantica
,
Finnpartner
,
Olau Finn
and
Folkliner
before purchase by
Minoan Lines
in 1984. She entered service with them as the
Festos
in 1985.
Festos
has since served as the
Captain Zaman I
of Diler Lines, and the
Sancak I
of Sancak Line.
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Captain Zaman I
- Diler Lines 1998-2001
Festos
- Minoan Lines 1984-2001
Finnpartner
- Finnlines 1973-75
Folkliner
- Folkline 1982-84
Olau Finn
- Olau Line (charter) 1975-82
Saga
- Swedish Lloyd 1966-71
Sancak I
- Sancak Line 2001-
Stena Atlantica
- Stena Line 1971-73
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Saga (3)
(Swedish Lloyd: 1966-71)
Saga
(the third of the name) was built in 1966 for Swedish Lloyd. She was one of three sisterships, the others being Swedish Lloyd's
Patricia
, and Svea Lines'
Svea
, which became the
Knossos
of Minoan Lines in 1978. She was used on the Swedish Lloyd Tilbury-Gothenburg service until 1971, when she was sold to
Stena Line
, and served under the names
Stena Atlantica
,
Official Swedish Lloyd postcard of
Saga
.
Official Swedish Lloyd postcard of
Saga
.
Official Swedish Lloyd postcard of
Saga
.
Stena Atlantica
(Stena Line: 1971-73)
Stena Line
, acquired the
Saga
in 1971. She was renamed
Stena Atlantica
and served on the Göteborg-Kiel, Kiel-Korsör and Göteborg-Copenhagen. In 1973 she was sold to Oy Finnlines, renamed
Finnpartner
, and put on a route between Helsinki-Nynäshamn-Travemünde.
Official Stena Line postcard of
Stena Atlantica
.
Schoning & Schmidt postcard Kiel1028 of
Stena Atlantica
at Kiel.
Photograph of
Stena Atlantica.
Photo: © Micke Asklander.
Scan:
Fakta om Fartyg
.
Mielck postcard 7021 of
Stena Atlantica
passing the U-Boot monument at Laboe.
Photo: Joachim Eicke.
Finnpartner
(Finnlines: 1973-75)
In 1973,
Stena Atlantica
was sold to Oy Finnlines, renamed
Finnpartner
, and put on a route between Helsinki-Nynäshamn-Travemünde. She was laid up in 1975, and chartered to Olau Line between 1976-82 as
Olau Finn
. In 1982 she was sold to Finska Postbanken.
Official Finnlines postcard of
Finnpartner
.
Gebr.Spanjersberg postcard A5178-2 of
Finnpartner
.
Olau Finn
(Olau Line charter: 1976-82)
Finnpartner
was laid up by Finnlines in 1975, and then chartered to Olau Line between 1976-82 as
Olau Finn
. In 1982 she was sold to Finska Postbanken, and chartered to Folkline as the
Folkliner
.
Foto Dert (Vlissingen) postcard of
Olau Finn
.
J.Arthur Dixon postcard L6/SP.4398 of
Olau Finn
.
Photograph of
Olau Finn.
Photo: © FotoFlite.
Photograph of
Olau Finn.
Photo: © FotoFlite.
Bennett Publications postcard 10567 of
Olau Finn
.
This shows the modified funnels colours introduced after TT-Line bought into Olau Line.
Foto Dert (Vlissingen) postcard of
Olau Finn
.
This shows the funnels colours as modified a second time after TT-Line acquired the whole of Olau Line.
Photograph of
Olau Finn.
Photo: © Cees De Bijl.
Folkliner
(Folkline: 1982-84)
In 1982
Olau Finn
was sold to Finska Postbanken, and chartered to Folkline as the
Folkliner
. She served on routes Kaskö-Gävle and Karleby-Umeå (the latter on charter to Merenkurkun Linjat Oy ). In 1984 she was sold to Minoan Lines and renamed
Festos
.
Official Folkline postcard of
Folkliner
.
Photograph of
Folkliner.
Photo: © Anders Bergenek.
Scan:
Fakta om Fartyg
.
Photograph of
Folkliner.
Photo: © Marko Hänninen.
Scan:
Fakta om Fartyg
.
Photograph of
Folkliner.
Photo: © Jürgen Stein.
Scan:
Fakta om Fartyg
.
Festos
(Minoan Lines: 1984- )
Festos
was built in 1966 as the
Saga
of
Swedish Lloyd
. She was one of three sisterships, the others being Swedish Lloyd's
Patricia
, and
Svea Lines
'
Svea
(which became the
Knossos
of
Minoan Lines
in 1978). She was used on the Swedish Lloyd Tilbury-Gothenburg service until 1971, when she was sold to
Stena Line
, and served under the names
Stena Atlantica, Finnpartner, Olau Finn
and
Folkliner
before purchase by
Minoan Lines
in 1984. She entered service with them as the
Festos
in 1985, initially serving between Piraeus and Heraklion. She later served between Ancona-Heraklion, Ancona-Cesme and Vinice-Patras.
Festos
was sold to Turkish owners in 1998, entering service as the
Captain Zaman I
of Diler Lines between Piraeus and Istanbul. Sistership
Knossos
became the
Captain Zaman II
.
A picture taken from a Minoan Lines publicity brochure, included because it gives full details of the ship.
An official German-language Minoan Lines postcard of
Festos
.
An official Minoan Lines postcard of
Festos
.
A.Duncan photographic postcard of
Festos
.
Photograph of
Festos.
Photo: © Georges Pop.
Scan:
Fakta om Fartyg
.
Photograph of
Festos.
Photo: © Frank Heine.
Scan:
Fakta om Fartyg
.
Captain Zaman I
Festos
was sold to Turkish owners in 1998, entering service as the
Captain Zaman I
of Diler Lines between Piraeus and Istanbul. Sistership
Knossos
became the
Captain Zaman II
. Later in 1998,
Captain Zaman I
was chartered to General National Maritime Co, Tripoli, Libya for service between Benghazi-Valletta, and then Brindisi-Igoumenitsa. In 2000 she was chartered to COMANAV between Nador-Sete. In 2001,
Captain Zaman I
was sold to Sancak Line as the
Sancak I
.
Photograph of
Captain Zaman I.
Photo: © Fleet File, Rotterdam.
Scan:
Fakta om Fartyg
.
Sancak I
In 2001,
Captain Zaman I
was sold to Sancak Line as the
Sancak I
, operating between Brindisi-Cesme. She was broken up in Turkey in 2003.
Photograph of
Sancak I.
Photo: © Frank Lose.
Scan:
Fakta om Fartyg
.
Photograph of
Sancak I.
Photo: © Fatih Takmakli.
Scan:
Fakta om Fartyg
.
Photograph of
Sancak I.
Photo: © Bruce Peter.
Scan:
Fakta om Fartyg
.
Photograph of
Sancak I.
Photo: © Fatih Takmakli.
Scan:
Fakta om Fartyg
.
Photograph of
Sancak I
in Tuzla shipyard, Turkey.
Photo: © Fatih Takmakli.
Scan:
Fakta om Fartyg
.
Photograph of
Sancak I
being scrapped in Turkey.
Photo: © Selim San.
Scan:
Fakta om Fartyg
.
Photograph of
Sancak I
being scrapped in Turkey.
Photo: © Selim San.
Scan:
Fakta om Fartyg
.
Photograph of
Sancak I
being scrapped in Turkey.
Photo: © Selim San.
Scan:
Fakta om Fartyg
.
Photograph of
Sancak I
being scrapped in Turkey.
Photo: © Selim San.