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Tor Britannia
 
Tor Britannia - Prince of Scandinavia - Moby Drea
 
 
This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of the Tor Line ferry Tor Britannia.
 
Tor Britannia was built in 1975 for the Goteborg-Amsterdam and Goteborg-Felixstowe services of Tor Line. Her sister Tor Scandinavia followed a year later in 1976. They were both 16000grt, carried 1358 passengers, and had a high speed of around 25knots. In 1980, there was a brief partnership between Tor Line and SESSAN Line, marketed as SESSAN-Tor Line.
 
In 1981 the the passenger operations of Tor Line were acquired by DFDS Seaways. The two ships were initially marketed as DFDS-Tor Line. From 1983, Tor Britannia operated some services between Harwich and Esbjerg, which was achieved much faster than running-partner Dana Anglia due to Tor Britannia's higher speed. She later served on most other DFDS Seaways routes, including Harwich-Hamburg, and routes from Ijmuiden to Norway and Sweden. In 1991, Tor Britannia was renamed Prince of Scandinavia. 2001 she operated between Newcastle and Ijmuiden.
 
In 2003, Prince of Scandinavia was sold to Moby Lines. After modifications, she re-entered service as the Moby Drea between Livorno and Olbia.
 
 
Ship Names covered on this Page:-
Tor Britannia - Tor Line: 1975-81
Tor Britannia - DFDS: 1981-91
Prince of Scandinavia - DFDS: 1991-
Moby Drea - Moby Lines: 2003-
 
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DFDS Seaways
Moby Lines
Tor Line
Ferry Postcards
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Tor Britannia
(Tor Line: 1975-81)
 
 
Tor Line official postcard of Tor Britannia.
 
Tor Line official postcard of Tor Britannia.
 
Tor Line official postcard of Tor Scandinavia (plus Tor Britannia in the foreground).
 
Colourmaster postcard PLX13596 of Tor Britannia arriving at Felixstowe.
 
Jos-Pe postcard 01796 of Tor Britannia at Ijmuiden.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tor Britannia
(DFDS: 1981-91)
 
DFDS Seaways acquired the passenger services of Tor Line in 1981. Initially, the Tor ships carried the logo DFDS Tor LINE on their hulls, as shown in the card below. The ships were re-registered in Denmark, and soon began operating on routes other than their Tor Line Felixstowe-Goteborg and Amsterdam-Goteborg.
 
 
DFDS Seaways official postcard of Tor Britannia in DFDS Tor Line colours.
 
 
DFDS Seaways official postcard of Tor Britannia in DFDS Seaways red/black colours.
 
Simplon Postcards 5.5 of Tor Britannia in DFDS Seaways red/black colours.
Photographed off Felixstowe 1985 by Ian Boyle.
 
DFDS Seaways official postcard of Tor Britannia in DFDS Seaways and Scandinavian Seaways blue/white colours.
 
 
Photograph of Tor Britannia arriving at Harwich, 1986.
Photo: © Ian Boyle.
 
Photograph of Tor Britannia arriving at Harwich, 1986.
Photo: © Ian Boyle.
 
Photograph of Tor Britannia arriving at Harwich, 1986.
Photo: © Ian Boyle.
 
Photograph of Tor Britannia arriving at Harwich, 1986.
Photo: © Ian Boyle.
 
Photograph of Tor Britannia off the Essex Coast, 1987.
Photo: © Ian Boyle.
 
Photograph of Tor Britannia off the Essex Coast, 1987.
Photo: © Ian Boyle.
 
 
DFDS Seaways official postcard of Tor Britannia in Scandinavian Seaways blue/white colours.
 
DFDS Seaways official postcard of Tor Britannia in Scandinavian Seaways blue/white colours.
 
Chantry Classics CC/S77, of Tor Britannia in Scandinavian Seaways colours.
Photographed by Brian Todd.
 
 
 
 
 
Prince of Scandinavia
(DFDS: 1991-2003)
 
Tor Britannia was renamed Prince of Scandinavia in 1991. In 2003, Prince of Scandinavia was sold to Moby Lines. After modifications, she re-entered service as the Moby Drea between Livorno and Olbia.
 
 
Scandinavian Seaways official postcards of Prince of Scandinavia.
 
 
 
 
 
Simplon Postcards sp1061, released June 1991, of Prince of Scandinavia in Scandinavian Seaways colours.
Photographed at Harwich in 1991 by Ian Boyle.
Check availability of this postcard from Simplon Postcards on this link.
 
KVSA bv (Ijmuiden) postcard of Prince of Scandinavia and Winston Churchill in Scandinavian Seaways colours.
Official postcard issued by the terminal owners.
Scan supplied by Cees de Bijl.
 
KVSA bv (Ijmuiden) postcard of Prince of Scandinavia and Winston Churchill in Scandinavian Seaways colours.
Official postcard issued by the terminal owners.
Scan supplied by Cees de Bijl.
 
Photograph of Prince of Scandinavia at Ijmuiden, on first visit 19th April 1994.
Photo: © Wil Moojen.
 
This is a DFDS Seaways official postcard, issued after the title was revived in 2000.
Note the flared hull to conform with latest stability requirements.
 
 
 
 
 
Moby Drea
(Moby Lines: 2003- )
 
In 2003, Prince of Scandinavia was sold to Moby Lines. After modifications, she re-entered service as the Moby Drea between Livorno and Olbia.
 
 
Photograph of Moby Drea
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Moby Drea at Livorno, 14th June 2004
Photo: © Lars Helge Isdahl - Scan: www.faktaomfartyg.se
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Moby Drea at Livorno, 16th August 2004
Photo: © Jan Vinther Christensen - Scan: www.faktaomfartyg.se
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Moby Drea at Livorno, 19th June 2006
Photo: © Carlos Moreno Trobat - Scan: www.faktaomfartyg.se
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