Viking Line
Page 2 - 1979-80
This page is devoted to postcards of the Viking Line, and covers ships delivered during the rebuilding of the fleet between 1978 and 1980.
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
. Below the table are official
postcards of the fleet
in alphabetical order. Other Viking Line pages:-
Part 1
-
Part 3
-
Part 4
The early 1970s Viking Line fleet soon required replacement by a series of larger ships from 1979. These ships are covered on this page. Rederi AB Sally were the dominant Viking Line partner at this time, with the delivery of
Viking Saga
,
Viking Sally
and
Viking Song
, all in 1980. Around this time, Sally also acquired Vaasanlaivat, started operations across the English Channel and became involved in cruising activities (all to be covered on separate web pages).
An even larger series of ships were delivered between 1985-92, which are covered on
Viking Line - Page 3
and
Viking Line - Page 4
. The Sally influence decreased when some of their other operations lost money, SF Line and Slite taking over the Helsinki route in 1985 when the
Mariella
and
Olympia
were delivered. Sally were acquired by Silja group owners EFFOA and Johnson Line, and were forced to leave the Viking consortium in 1987. In the early 1990s, the Slite company ran into financial difficulties, and their ships were sold, leaving just SF Line, which renamed itself to Viking Line.
Ships on This Page:-
Dancing Queen
- SF Line 1979-
Diana 2
- Slite 1979-92
Rosella
- SF Line 1979-
Turella
- Slite 1980-
Viking Saga
- Sally 1980-86
Viking Sally
- Sally 1980-91
Viking Song
- Sally 1980-90
Ships on
Page 1
:-
Ålandsfärjan (I)
- Ålandsfärjan/SF Line 1963-72
Apollo (I)
- Slite 1964-67
Apollo (II)
- Slite 1970-76
Apollo III
- Slite 1976-
Aurella
- SF Line 1973-82
Boge
- Slite 1963-63
Diana
- Slite 1972-79
Drotten
- 1963-64
Kapella
- Ålandsfärjan/SF Line 1967-79
Marella
- SF Line 1970-81
Panny
- Slite 1963-64
Slite
- Slite 1959-64
Viking
- Vikinglinjen/Sally 1959-70
Viking 1
- Sally 1970-82
Viking 2
- Sally 1968-78
Viking 3
- Sally 1972-76
Viking 4
- Sally 1973-80
Viking 5
- Sally 1974-81
Viking 6
- Sally 1974-80
Visby
- chartered 1967-70
Ships on
Page 3
:-
Ålandsfärjan (II)
- 1987- (built 1972)
Amorella
- 1988-
Isabella
- 1989-
Mariella
- 1985-
Olympia
- 1986-
Ships on
Page 4
:-
Athena
- AB Slite 1989-93
Cinderella
- 1989
Europa
- AB Slite 1993 (sold before entering service)
Gabriella
- built 1992
Kalypso
- AB Slite 1990-93
Associated Pages:-
Viking Line - Header Page
Viking Line - Page 1
- Viking Line Ships 1959-1978
Viking Line - Page 2
- Viking Line Ships 1979-1980
- this page!
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
www.vikingline.fi
- Official Viking Line Website
Ferry Postcards
Simplon Postcards Home Page
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Viking Line
Fleet List Part 2: 1978-80
(
Part 1
-
Part 2
-
Part 3
-
Part 4
)
Turella (1979- )
Turella
was built by Wärtsilä Åbo, Finland, in 1979 for Viking Line consortium member SF Line. She was 16630 gross tons, 136.1m in length, and could carry 1700 passengers (732 berths) and 549 cars.
Turella
was used on the Kapellskär-Mariehamn-Naantali route until 1988, when she was sold to
Stena Line
. She served with
Stena Line
as
Stena Nordica
on their service between Gothenburg and Frederikshavn until 1996, when she was transferred to their Lion Ferry subsidiary as the
Lion King
. In 1997 she was purchased by
Tallink
and was renamed
Fantaasia
for use on their Stockholm to Tallinn route.
This is an official Viking Line postcard.
This is an official Viking Line postcard.
This is an official Viking Line postcard.
This is an official Viking Line postcard.
Scan: Mikael Blomberg.
This is an official Viking Line postcard.
Scan: Mikael Blomberg.
This is an official Viking Line postcard.
Scan: Mikael Blomberg.
Diana II (1979-92)
Diana II
was built in 1979 for Rederi AB Slite, part of the Viking Line consortium.
Diana II
was sold in 1992 and chartered to TT-Line for their Trelleborg-Rostock service (marketed as TR-Line). In 1994 she was sold again and chartered to
Estlines
as
Mare Balticum
. In 1996 she was chartered to
Tallink
and renamed
Meloodia.
A complete history of this ship is available
on this link
.
Official Viking Line postcard of
Diana II.
Official Viking Line postcard of
Diana II.
Scan: Mikael Blomberg
This is an official Viking Line postcard.
This is an official Viking Line postcard.
This is an official Viking Line postcard.
This is an official Viking Line postcard.
This is an official Viking Line postcard.
This is an official Viking Line postcard.
Rosella - Dancing Queen (1980- )
This is an official Viking Line postcard.
This is an official Viking Line postcard.
This is an official Viking Line postcard.
This is an official Viking Line postcard.
This is an official Viking Line postcard.
This is an official Viking Line postcard.
This is an official Viking Line postcard.
This is an official Viking Line postcard.
This is an official Viking Line postcard.
Niklas Vykort VL106.
Viking Saga (1980-90)
Viking Saga
was built in 1980 for Rederi Ab Sally, part of the Viking Line consortium, and used on their Helsinki-Stockholm service. Her sistership was
Viking Song
. She was replaced in 1986 by
Olympia
, and was modified for cruising out of Helsinki as the
Sally Albatross
. She was burnt out whilst undergoing a refit in Stockholm in 1990. By this time Rederi Ab Sally had been acquired by Effjohn International, owners of Silja Line. Although declared a total constructive loss, the lower hull was used to create a new ship, also called
Sally Albatross
, reappearing in 1992. In 1994, she grounded whilst on a cruise, suffering major damage. After repairs, she was chartered to
Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL)
as the
Leeward
. The Baltic cruise market had been hit badly by the
Estonia
disaster in September 1994. In 1999 the charter was transferred to
NCL
's owners,
Star Cruises
, for service in the Far East as
SuperStar Taurus
. The charter was terminated by
Star Cruises
in 2002, and she returned to her owners for service as
Silja Opera
.
A complete postcard history of this ship is available
on this link
.
This is an official Viking Line postcard.
This is an official Viking Line postcard.
Scan supplied by
Fakta om Fartyg
.
This is an official Viking Line postcard.
Scan supplied by
Fakta om Fartyg
.
Viking Sally (1980-90)
Viking Sally
was built for Rederi AB Sally, part of the Viking Line consortium, in 1980 by Meyer of Papenburg. Sally were the dominant partner in the Viking Line consortium at this time, with three large ferries delivered in the same year. However, the company was soon in financial difficulties, having branched out into other unprofitable areas, and was taken over by Silja Line partners Effjohn in 1987. Sally was forced out of the Viking Line consortium, although
Viking Sally
remained in Viking Line service on charter until 1990. She then became the
Silja Star
, operating from Turku, until transferred to
Wasa Line (ex-Vaasanlaivat)
as
Wasa King
. She was sold to
Estline
as the
Estonia
in 1992.
Estonia
was lost in heavy seas in the early hours of 28th September 1994, whilst on passage from Tallinn to Stockholm.
A complete postcard history of this ship is available
on this link
.
This is an official Viking Line postcard.