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Viking Line
Fleet List 2009
This page is the one of a series devoted to postcards and photographs of the Viking Line in 2008/2009.
An alphabetical list of ships
covered on this page is shown below.
The
Viking Line - Header Page
has brief history of the company and a
table of individual ship histories
. Other Viking Line pages are:-
Part 1
-
Part 2
-
Part 3
-
Part 4
.
Ships on this page:-
Ålandsfärjan (2)
- 1987-2008 (built 1972 - to be replaced in 2009)
Amorella
- 1988
Cinderella
- 1989
Gabriella
- built 1992
Isabella
- 1989
Mariella
- 1985
Rosella
- 1979
Viking Cinderella
- 1989
Viking XPRS
- 2008-
Newbuilding
- 2009 (to replace
Ålandsfärjan
)
Associated Pages:-
Viking Line - Header Page
Viking Line - Page 1
- Viking Line Ships 1959-1978
Viking Line - Page 2
- Viking Line Ships 1979-1980
Viking Line - Page 3
- Viking Line Ships 1981-1989
Viking Line - Page 4
- Viking Line Ships 1989-
Viking Line - 2005 Fleet
- Viking Line Fleet in 2005
Viking Line - 2009 Fleet
- Viking Line Fleet in 2009
- this page!
www.vikingline.fi
- Official Viking Line Website
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Viking Line
Fleet List 2009
(Viking Line History:
Part 1
-
Part 2
-
Part 3
-
Part 4
)
Ålandsfärjan (2)
(Viking Line: 1987-2008 (built 1972))
Ålandsfärjan (2)
was built as the
Kattegat (2)
in 1972 for
Jydsk Færgefart
along with sistership
Djursland (2)
.
Kattegat (2)
was sold to
Normandy Ferries
for Dover-Boulogne services in 1978, becoming their
nf Tiger
. In 1985 P&O Ferries' Channel operations (ie: Normandy Ferries) were sold to the European Ferries group. The
nf Tiger
was then absorbed into the
Townsend Thoresen
fleet and painted in their livery. When retired in June 1986,
nf Tiger
was laid up in Chatham. Later in 1986
nf Tiger
was sold to Viking Lines as the
Ålandsfärjan (2)
.
Ålandsfärjan (2)
will be replaced by a new vessel in 2009 and has been sold to GAP Adventures for use as the expedition cruise ship
Expedition
.
Ålandsfärjan (2)
as withdrawn in 2008 and was replaced temporarily by the
Rosella
.
A complete history of this ship is available
on this link
.
Niklas Vykort VL107.
Amorella
(Viking Line: 1988- )
34384 grt - 169.4m long - 32300hp=21.5 knots - 2420 passengers - 1986 berths - 550 cars
Amorella
was built in Yugoslavia in 1988 for Viking Line partner SF-LIne AB. Her sisterships are
Isabella
,
Gabriella
(ex-
Frans Suell
)
and
Crown of Scandinavia
. She entered service for Viking Line between Stockholm-Mariehamn-Åbo/Turku. Registered ownership was transferred to Viking Line AB in 1995.
Amorella
has also served on routes to Helsinki.
Niklas Vykort VL101.
Amorella
of Viking Line
Photo: © Kalle Id, 26th August 2008
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Amorella
of Viking Line
Photo: © Kalle Id, 26th August 2008
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Amorella
of Viking Line
Photo: © Kalle Id, 26th August 2008
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Gabriella
of Viking Line
Photo: © Kalle Id, 26th August 2008
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Cinderella - Viking Cinderella
(Viking Line: 1989- )
46398 grt - 191 m long - 39000 hp = 22 knots - 2700 passengers/berths - 480 cars
Cinderella
was built by Wärtsilä Marine Ab, Turku, for SF-Line, part of the
Viking Line
consortium.
Cinderella
entered service in 1989 on their Helsinki-Stockholm service, but has subsequently operated on various other routes, including those to Tallinn. In 2000
Cinderella
was refurbished at Turku Repair Yards. From 2002, she began operating cruises to Riga. In 2003 she received further modifications at Turku Repair Yards, and ownership transferred to Viking Rederi AB, Stockholm, who renamed her
Viking Cinderella
. She received a new white livery, with the name
Cinderella
on the hull sides (ie: not registered name
Viking Cinderella
).
Viking Cinderella
was used for Stockholm-Mariehamn cruises.
There is a complete history page of this ship
on this link
.
Niklas Vykort VL102.
Cinderella
of Viking Line
Photo: © Kalle Id, 26th August 2008
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Cinderella
of Viking Line
Photo: © Kalle Id, 26th August 2008
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Gabriella
(Viking Line: 1997- (built 1992))
IMO number : 8917601
Name of ship : GABRIELLA
Call Sign : OJHP
Gross tonnage : 35492
Type of ship : Passenger/Ro-Ro Cargo Ship
Year of build : 1992
Flag : Finland
Gabriella
was built as the
Frans Suell
by Brodogradiliste Split, Croatia.
Frans Suell
entered service in May 1992 on the Euroway service between Malmö-Travemünde/Lübeck. In 1993, the route changed to Copenhagen-Malmö-Travemünde-Lübeck, and marketing was undertaken by Silja Line, who provided their
Silja Festival
to run in partnership. The Euroway service was closed in March 1994, and
Frans Suell
was chartered to Silja Line for service between Stockholm-Mariehamn-Turku/Åbo as the
Silja Scandinavia
. In 1996, she was sold to Viking Line for delivery in April 1997, joining sisterships
Amorella
and
Isabella
. A fourth sistership is
Crown of Scandinavia
. She was renamed
Gabriella
, entering service between Stockholm and Helsinki. She has subsequently served on other Viking Line routes.
There is a complete history page of this ship
on this link
.
Niklas Vykort VL103
Niklas Vykort P39
Scan: © Kalle Id,
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Gabriella
of Viking Line
Photo: © Kalle Id, 15th August 2008
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Gabriella
of Viking Line
Photo: © Kalle Id, 15th August 2008
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Gabriella
of Viking Line
Photo: © Kalle Id, 15th August 2008
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Gabriella
of Viking Line
Photo: © Kalle Id, 15th August 2008
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Isabella
(Viking Line: 1989)
34386 grt - 171.25m long - 23780 kW=21.5 knots - 2200 passengers/berths - 410 cars
Isabella
was built in Yugoslavia in 1989 for Viking Line partner SF-LIne AB. Her sisterships are
Amorella
,
Gabriella
(ex-
Frans Suell
)
and
Crown of Scandinavia
. She entered service for Viking Line between Stockholm-Nådendal and Helsinki-Tallinn. Registered ownership was transferred to Viking Line AB in 1995.
Isabella
has also served on route Stockholm-Mariehamn-Åbo/Turku and Stockholm-Mariehamn-Helsinki.
Niklas Vykort VL104.
Viking Line/Vykort postcard VL112 of
Isabella
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Mariella
(Viking Line: 1985- )
37799 grt - 177m long - 36000hp=22 knots - 2447 passengers/berths - 580 cars
Mariella
was built by Oy Wärtsilä AB for Viking Line partner SF-Line AB. She entered Viking Line service between Stockholm-Helsinki in 1985. Registered ownership was transferred to Viking Line AB in 1995. In 1997 her route changed to Stockholm-Mariehamn-Åbo/Turku. She has since served on other routes such as Stockholm-Mariehamn-Helsinki and Helsinki-Tallinn.
Niklas Vykort VL105.
Mariella
of Viking Line
Photo: © Kalle Id, 31st July 2008
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Mariella
of Viking Line
Photo: © Kalle Id, 31st July 2008
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Mariella
of Viking Line
Photo: © Kalle Id, 31st July 2008
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Mariella
of Viking Line
Photo: © Kalle Id, 31st July 2008
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Rosella
(Viking Line: 1979- )
IMO number : 7901265
Name of ship : ROSELLA
Call Sign : SDEV
Gross tonnage : 16850
Type of ship : Passenger/Ro-Ro Cargo Ship
Year of build : 1980
Flag : Sweden
Rosella
was built in 1980 by Oy W
ä
rtsil
ä
, Turku, for the Viking Line consortium partner SF Line. She was used mainly on Stockholm-Turku and Kapellsk
ä
r-Naantali routes until 1997, when she was used for 21-24 hour cruises betweebn Stockholm and Mariehamn under the marketing name
The Dancing Queen
(apart from the summer peak when she ran between Turku and Kapellsk
ä
r). From 2003
Rosella
inaugurated a twice-daily Helsinki-Tallinn service, but was replaced in May 2008 by the high speed
Viking XPRS
. She then moved to the Kapellsk
ä
r-Mariehamn route.