Svea - Hispania - Saga - Knossos - Captain Zaman II - Ancona
 
 
This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of the ferry Svea, of Stockholms Rederi A/B Svea. Sisterships were Saga and Patricia.
 
Svea was built in 1966 for Stockholms Rederi A/B Svea. She was used on the pioneer North Sea 'England-Sweden Line' car-ferry service from Hull to Gothenburg, in collaboration with the Wilson Line's Spero. This service was not a success, and Svea was sold to Swedish Lloyd in 1968. Swedish Lloyd owned her two sisterships Saga on Tilbury-Gothenburg service, and Patricia on the Southampton-Bilbao service. Svea was renamed Hispania, and began service between Southampton-Bilbao. In 1970 she was transferred to the Tilbury-Gothenburg route, and renamed Saga in 1972. She was bought by Minoan Lines in 1978 as the Knossos. Her sistership Saga also joined Minoan Lines in 1985 as the Festos. Knossos was sold in 1998, becoming the Captain Zaman II of Diler Lines on the Istanbul-Odessa route, later Brindisi-Igoumenitsa. During the summers of 2001 and 2002 she was chartered to COMANAV for service between Nador-Seté. In 2003 Captain Zaman II was sold to SEM Maritime, Panama for service between Ancona-Split as the Ancona.
 
Links to Ship Names on this Page:-
Ancona - SEM Maritime 2003-
Captain Zaman II - Diler Lines 1998-2003
Hispania - Swedish Lloyd 1968-72
Knossos - Minoan Lines 1978-98
Saga - Swedish Lloyd 1972-78
Svea - Stockholms Rederi A/B Svea 1966-68
 
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Svea
(Stockholms Rederi A/B Svea: 1966-68)
 
Svea was built in 1966 for Stockholms Rederi A/B Svea. She was used on the pioneer North Sea 'England-Sweden Line' car-ferry service from Hull to Gothenburg, in collaboration with the Wilson Line's Spero. This service was not a success, and Svea was sold to Swedish Lloyd in 1968. Svea was renamed Hispania, and began service between Southampton-Bilbao.
 
 
Rederi A/B Svea official postcard of Svea.
 
 
Svea Line photograph of Stena Oceanica.
 
Photograph of Svea.
Photo: © Anders Begenek.
Scan: Fakta om Fartyg.
 
Photograph of Svea in Malmö.
Photo: © Anders Begenek.
Scan: Fakta om Fartyg.
 
Photograph of Svea in Stockholm.
Photo: © Anders Begenek.
Scan: Fakta om Fartyg.
 
Photograph of Svea.
Photo: © Anders Begenek.
Scan: Fakta om Fartyg.
 
 
 
 
 
Hispania
(Swedish Lloyd: 1968-72)
 
Svea was sold to Swedish Lloyd in 1968. Swedish Lloyd owned her two sisterships Saga on Tilbury-Gothenburg service, and Patricia on the Southampton-Bilbao service. Svea was renamed Hispania, and began service between Southampton-Bilbao. In 1970 she was transferred to the Tilbury-Gothenburg route, and renamed Saga in 1972.
 
 
Swedish Lloyd official postcard of Hispania.
 
 
 
 
 
Saga
(Swedish Lloyd: 1972-78)
 
Svea was renamed Hispania, and began service between Southampton-Bilbao. In 1970 she was transferred to the Tilbury-Gothenburg route, and was renamed Saga in 1972. She was bought by Minoan Lines in 1978 and renamed Knossos. Her sistership Saga also joined Minoan Lines in 1985 as the Festos. Knossos remains in Mediterranean service as the Captain Zaman II of Diler Lines.
 
 
Swedish Lloyd official postcard of Saga.
 
 
 
 
 
Knossos
(Minoan Lines: 1978-98)
 
Knossos was built in 1966 as the Svea of Stockholms Rederi A/B Svea. She was used on the pioneer North Sea 'England-Sweden Line' car-ferry service from Hull to Gothenburg, in collaboration with the Wilson Line's Spero. When this service was abandoned in 1972, she replaced her sistership Saga on the Swedish Lloyd Tilbury-Gothenburg service, and was also renamed Saga. She was bought by Minoan Lines in 1978. Her sistership Saga also joined Minoan Lines in 1985 as the Festos. Knossos was sold in 1998, becoming the Captain Zaman II of Diler Lines.
 
 
An early official Minoan Lines postcard of Knossos.
 
 
A picture taken from a Minoan Lines publicity brochure, included because it gives full details of the ship.
 
An official Minoan Lines postcard of Knossos.
 
An official Minoan Lines postcard of Knossos.
 
 
An official Minoan Lines postcard of Knossos.
 
Photograph of Knossos.
Photo: © Fleet File Rotterdam.
 
Photograph of Knossos.
Photo: © Phillipe P, Brebant.
 
 
 
 
 
Captain Zaman II
(Diler Line: 1998-2003)
 
Knossos was sold in 1998, becoming the Captain Zaman II of Diler Lines on the Istanbul-Odessa route, later Brindisi-Igoumenitsa. During the summers of 2001 and 2002 she was chartered to COMANAV for service between Nador-Seté. In 2003 Captain Zaman II was sold to SEM Maritime, Panama for service between Ancona-Split as the Ancona.
 
 
Photograph of Captain Zaman II.
Photo: © Frank Lose.
Scan: Fakta om Fartyg.
 
Photograph of Captain Zaman II.
Photo: © Frank Lose.
Scan: Fakta om Fartyg.
 
 
 
 
 
Ancona
(SEM Maritime: 2003- )
 
Knossos was sold in 1998, becoming the Captain Zaman II of Diler Lines on the Istanbul-Odessa route, later Brindisi-Igoumenitsa. During the summers of 2001 and 2002 Captain Zaman II was chartered to COMANAV for service between Nador-Seté. In 2003 Captain Zaman II was sold to SEM Maritime, Panama for service between Ancona-Split as the Ancona.
 
 
Photograph of Ancona.
Photo: © Egidio Ferrighi.
Scan: Fakta om Fartyg.
 
Photograph of Ancona.
Photo: © Frank Lose, Ancona, 16/06/2003.
Scan: Fakta om Fartyg.
 
Photograph of Ancona.
Photo: © Frank Lose, Ancona, 16/06/2003.
Scan: Fakta om Fartyg.
 
Photograph of Ancona.
Photo: © Frank Lose, Ancona, 16/06/2003.
Scan: Fakta om Fartyg.
 
Photograph of Ancona.
Photo: © Frank Lose, Ancona, 16/06/2003.
Scan: Fakta om Fartyg.
 
 
 
 
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