Rederi AB Svenska Lloyd,
Gothenburg, Sweden
m.pass. SAGA (IV)
| Off.no / IMO: ? / 6608098 | Build: 1966 | Shipyard: AB Lindholmens Varv, Gothenburg. # 1096 |
| Dwt: 2.510 | Grt: 7.883 | Nrt: 3.288 |
| Speed: 18 knots | Dim: 141,20 x 20,90 x ? m. Draft: 5,340 m. |
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| 3/3 1966: Launched. 27/10 1966: Delivered to Stockholms Rederi AB Svea, Stockholm, Sweden as SVEA. 10/11 1966: In traffic between Göteborg - Hull. March 1968: Sold to Rederi AB Svenska Lloyd, Göteborg, Sweden for delivery 1969. 7/1 1969: Taken over by Svenska Lloyd and rebuild at Burmeister & Wain, Copenhagen, Denmark. April 1969: Renamed HISPANIA. April 1969: In traffic between Southampton - Bilbao. 26/11 1970: In traffic between Göteborg - Tilbury/London. 27/1 1972: Renamed SAGA. 29/12 1972: In collision with the Swedish cargo ship SAGOLAND in the North Sea. SAGOLAND was heavely damaged and was abandoned in sinking condition, however, German tugs managed to tow her in and she was repaired at Newcastle. 2/9 1977: Traffic between Göteborg - Tilbury/London laid down. SAGA laid up at Lindholmens varv, Göteborg. March 1978: Sold to Minoan Lines Shipping SA, Heraklion, Greece. 6/4 1978: Renamed KNOSSOS. 1978. In Traffic Piraeus - Heraklion. 16/9 1980: Had fire in her engine-room when in port of Piraeus, Greece. 1988: In traffic Piraeus - Chania. Oct: 1995: Laid up in Piraeus. March 1996: In traffic Patras - Igoumenitsa - Korfu - Ancona. 1997: In traffic Igoumenitsa - Korfu - Ancona. Feb.1998: Sold to Ferro Ferryboat & RoRo Transport Co, Belize. Renamed CAPTAIN ZAMAN II. 1998: In traffic Istanbul - Odessa. Aug. 1998: In traffic Brindisi - Igoumenitsa. 2000: Transferred to Turkish flag with Istanbul as homeport. 16/6 - 21/9 2001: On T/C to COMANAV. In traffic Nador - Seté. June - Oct. 2002: On T/C to COMANAV. In traffic Nador - Seté. 7/10 2002: Laid up at Tuzla, Turkey. 17/1 2003: Sold to Blue Line International Inc, Panama. Renamed ANCONA. 1/4 2003: In traffic Ancona - Split. |