Tor Anglia Ferry Postcards

Tor Anglia - Expresso Olbia - Sardinia Nova - Baia Sardinia


This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of the Tor Lines ferry Tor Anglia.

Tor Anglia was built in 1966 for service on the Tor Lines "triangle" of services between the UK, Sweden and Holland. In 1975, Tor Anglia was sold to Trans Tirreno Express, due to the imminent arrival of the larger Tor Britannia and Tor Scandinavia, but was chartered back to continue Tor Line service until June 1976. She was then renamed Expresso Olbia, and used on the services Livorno-Olbia and Genoa-Palermo. From 1978, Expresso Olbia was chartered to Adriatica, B&I Line, Fred Olsen, TT-Line and Olau Line, until sold in 1981 to Corsica Ferries and renamed Sardinia Nova.

Sardinia Nova initially served on the Livorno-Olbia route. During the winter of 1989/90, Sardinia Nova was chartered to Da-No Linjen for service between Oslo-Frederikshavn, retaining Sardinia Ferries colours. In 1993, Sardinia Nova was rebuilt with additional accommodation aft. On return, she served between Livorno and Golfo Aranci until 2001, when she moved to the Civitavecchia-Cagliari route. Sardinia Nova remained in the Corsica Ferries fleet until 2006, when she was sold to D&P Cruises and renamed Baia Sardinia. She ran during the summer of 2006 between Genoa and Palau (Sardinia), returning to the same route in summer 2007 for DiMaio Lines. . Sold for breaking up in 2010, she arrived at Aliaga, Turkey, in September 2010 but was resold to Yazici Demir Celik Sa Ve Turizm Tic. AS, Iskenderun, Turkey as the Atlas He for use as an accommodation ship in Azganik.


Ship Names covered on this Page:-
Tor Anglia - Tor Line: 1966-76
Expresso Olbia - Trans Tirreno Express: 1976-81
Sardinia Nova - Corsica Ferries: 1981-2006
Baia Sardinia - D&P Cruises/DiMaio Lines: 2006-

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Tor Anglia - Expresso Olbia - Sardinia Nova - Baia Sardinia Tor Anglia (Tor Lines: 1966-76)
Tor Anglia was built in 1966 for service on the Tor Lines "triangle" of services between the UK, Sweden and Holland. In 1975, Tor Anglia was sold to Trans Tirreno Express, due to the imminent arrival of the larger Tor Britannia and Tor Scandinavia, but was chartered back to continue Tor Line service until June 1976. She was then renamed Expresso Olbia, and used on the services Livorno-Olbia and Genoa-Palermo.

Tor Line official postcard of Tor Anglia. Tor Line official postcard of Tor Anglia & Tor Hollandia. Postcard of Tor Anglia at Göteborg. Scan supplied by Cees de Bijl. Mobil Oil N.V postcard of Tor Anglia. Scan supplied by Cees de Bijl. Duncan photographic postcard of Tor Anglia. Expresso Olbia (Trans Tirreno Express: 1975-81)
In 1975, Tor Anglia was sold to Trans Tirreno Express, but was chartered back to continue Tor Line service until June 1976. She was then renamed Expresso Olbia, and used on the services Livorno-Olbia and Genoa-Palermo. From 1978, Expresso Olbia was chartered to Adriatica, B&I Line, Fred Olsen, TT-Line and Olau Line, until sold in 1981 to Corsica Ferries and renamed Sardinia Nova. Expresso Olbia on charter to Olau Line. Photo: © Dirk Jankowsky - Scan: Fakta om Fartyg Expresso Olbia on charter to parent company TT-Linie as the Robin Hood. Photo: © Fotohaus Pamperin - Scan: Fakta om Fartyg Photograph of Expresso Olbia. Photo: © Micke Asklander - Scan: Fakta om Fartyg Sardinia Nova (Corsica Ferries: 1976-2006)
Tor Anglia was built in 1966 for service on the Tor Lines "triangle" of services between the UK, Sweden and Holland. In 1975, Tor Anglia was sold to Trans Tirreno Express, due to the imminent arrival of the larger Tor Britannia and Tor Scandinavia, but was chartered back to continue Tor Line service until June 1976. She was then renamed Expresso Olbia, and used on the services Livorno-Olbia and Genoa-Palermo. From 1978, Expresso Olbia was chartered to Adriatica, B&I Line, Fred Olsen, TT-Line and Olau Line, until sold in 1981 to Corsica Ferries and renamed Sardinia Nova. Sardinia Nova initially served on the Livorno-Olbia route. During the winter of 1989/90, Sardinia Nova was chartered to Da-No Linjen for service between Oslo-Frederikshavn, retaining Sardinia Ferries colours. In 1993, Sardinia Nova was rebuilt with additional accommodation aft. On return, she served between Livorno and Golfo Aranci until 2001, when she moved to the Civitavecchia-Cagliari route. Sardinia Nova remained in the Corsica Ferries fleet until 2006, when she was sold to D&P Cruises and renamed Baia Sardinia. She ran during the summer of 2006 between Genoa and Palau (Sardinia), returning to the same route in summer 2007 for DiMaio Lines.

Photograph of Sardinia Nova on charter to Da-No Linjen, seen arriving at Frederikshavn in March 1990. Photo: © Andreas Wörteler. Sardinia Nova, on official Corsica Ferries card s/n 9. Post-1993 view with extra accommodation aft, but still with earlier hull lettering. Photos of Sardinia Nova leaving Livorno. Photo: © Ian Boyle, Livorno, July 2000. Photos of Sardinia Nova on early morning departure from Civitavecchia to Cagliari. Photo: © Ian Boyle, Civitavecchia, 28th August 2002 Photograph of Sardinia Nova. Photo: © Andreas Wörteler. Photograph of Sardinia Nova. Photo: © Lars Helge Isdahl, Civitavecchia 06/07/2003. Baia Sardinia (D&P Cruises/DiMaio Lines: 2006- )

Sardinia Nova remained in the Corsica Ferries fleet until 2006, when she was sold to D&P Cruises and renamed Baia Sardinia. She ran during the summer of 2006 between Genoa and Palau (Sardinia), returning to the same route in summer 2007 for DiMaio Lines. Baia Sardinia at Palermo with DiMaio Lines Photo: © Lars Helge Isdahl, Palermo 17th May 2006 - Scan: Fakta om Fartyg Corsica Ferries - Fred Olsen - Olau Line - Tor Lines - TT-Line Ferry Postcards - Top of Page - Simplon Postcards Recent Updates - Simplon Postcards Home Page Copyright 1999-2015 Copyright Ian Boyle/Simplon Postcards (all pages on web site) All Rights Reserved