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Viking Line
Page 3 - 1981-1989
This page is devoted to postcards of the Viking Line, and covers ships delivered between 1981 and 1989.
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 are:-
Part 1
-
Part 2
-
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:-
Ålandsfärjan (2)
- 1987- (built 1972)
Amorella
- 1988-
Isabella
- 1989-
Mariella
- 1985-
Olympia
- 1986-
Ships on
Page 1
:-
Ålandsfärjan (1)
- Ålandsfärjan/SF Line 1963-72
Apollo (1)
- Slite 1964-67
Apollo (2)
- 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 2
:-
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 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
Viking Line - Page 3
- Viking Line Ships 1981-1989
- this page!
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
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Viking Line
Fleet List Part 3: 1980-1989
(
Part 1
-
Part 2
-
Part 3
-
Part 4
)
Mariella (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.
Official Viking Line postcard of
Mariella
.
Official Viking Line postcard of
Mariella
.
Official Viking Line postcard of
Mariella
.
Official Viking Line postcard of
Mariella
.
Official Viking Line postcard of
Mariella
.
Official Viking Line postcard of
Mariella
.
Official Viking Line postcard of
Mariella
.
Niklas postcard.
Official Viking Line postcard of
Mariella
.
Niklas postcard.
Official Viking Line postcard of
Mariella
.
Niklas postcard.
Official Viking Line postcard of
Mariella
.
Niklas postcard.
Official Viking Lines postcard of the
Mariella.
Niklas postcard 918.
Niklas Vykort VL105.
Olympia (1986-93)
37799 grt - 177m long - 31500hp=22 knots - 2500 passengers - 2372 berths - 580 cars
Olympia was built in 1986 for Rederi AB Slite. In 1993 she was chartered to P&O for use between Portsmouth and Bilbao as the Pride of Bilbao. In 1994 she was purchased by the Irish Continental Group. In 2002, P&O extended their charter for a further 5 years.
A complete history of this ferry is available
on this link
.
Official Viking Line postcard of
Olympia
.
Official Viking Line postcard of
Olympia
.
Official Viking Line postcard of
Olympia
.
Official Viking Line postcard of
Olympia
.
Official Viking Line postcard of
Olympia
.
Ålandsfärjan (2) (1987- )
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
. She was sold in to become the cruise ship
Expedition
in 2008. She is owned and operated by the Canada-based G Adventures (formerly known as Gap Adventures).
A complete history of this ship is available
on this link
.
Official Viking Lines postcard of the
Ålandsfärjan (2).
Official Viking Lines postcard of the
Ålandsfärjan (2).
Official Viking Lines postcard of the
Ålandsfärjan (2).
Official Viking Lines postcard of the
Ålandsfärjan (2).
Niklas Vykort VL107.
Amorella (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.
Official Viking Lines postcard of the
Amorella.
Official Viking Lines postcard of the
Amorella.
Official Viking Lines postcard of the
Amorella.
Official Viking Lines postcard of the
Amorella.
Niklas postcard 291.
Official Viking Lines postcard of the
Amorella.
Niklas postcard 731.
Official Viking Lines postcard of the
Amorella.
Niklas postcard 768.
Official Viking Lines postcard of the
Amorella.
Niklas postcard 915.
Chantry Classics postcard CC/S312 of the
Amorella.