Lion Ferry
Encyclopedia
Lion Ferry was a Swedish
ferry company which operated passenger and freight ferry services in Scandinavia
and North America
.
The Prins Bertil enters service between Halmstad and Aarhus.
1965
Lion Ferry acquires Norwegian
ferry operator Europafergen.
1970
Portland
- Yarmouth
route commences operated by the Prince of Fundy
.
1973
Joint venture with Irish Shipping to form Irish Continental Line.
1976
Portland
- Yarmouth
route closes.
1985
Lion Ferry Ab acquired by Stena Line.
1995
Lion Ferry commences Karlskrona - Gdynia route.
1997
Lion Ferry services are re branded as Stena Line.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
ferry company which operated passenger and freight ferry services in Scandinavia
Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,...
and North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
.
History
1960The Prins Bertil enters service between Halmstad and Aarhus.
1965
Lion Ferry acquires Norwegian
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
ferry operator Europafergen.
1970
Portland
Portland, Maine
Portland is the largest city in Maine and is the county seat of Cumberland County. The 2010 city population was 66,194, growing 3 percent since the census of 2000...
- Yarmouth
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
Yarmouth is a town and fishing port located on the Gulf of Maine in rural southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada. It is the shire town of Yarmouth County. The town is located in the heart of the world's largest lobster fishing grounds and has Canada's highest lobster catch.- History :The townsite may...
route commences operated by the Prince of Fundy
MV Reine Mathilde
Reine Mathilde was a ferry operated by Brittany Ferries. She was built as the MS Prince of Fundy in 1970 by Schiffbau Gesellschaft Unterweser, AG, Bremerhaven, Germany for service between Portland, Maine and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.-History:...
.
1973
Joint venture with Irish Shipping to form Irish Continental Line.
1976
Portland
Portland, Maine
Portland is the largest city in Maine and is the county seat of Cumberland County. The 2010 city population was 66,194, growing 3 percent since the census of 2000...
- Yarmouth
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
Yarmouth is a town and fishing port located on the Gulf of Maine in rural southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada. It is the shire town of Yarmouth County. The town is located in the heart of the world's largest lobster fishing grounds and has Canada's highest lobster catch.- History :The townsite may...
route closes.
1985
Lion Ferry Ab acquired by Stena Line.
1995
Lion Ferry commences Karlskrona - Gdynia route.
1997
Lion Ferry services are re branded as Stena Line.
Routes
Lion Ferry operated various routes during its 39 years in operation.- HalmstadHalmstadHalmstad is a port, university, industrial and recreational city at the mouth of Nissan in the province of Halland on the Swedish west coast. Halmstad is the seat of Halmstad Municipality and the capital of Halland County...
- AarhusAarhusAarhus or Århus is the second-largest city in Denmark. The principal port of Denmark, Aarhus is on the east side of the peninsula of Jutland in the geographical center of Denmark... - HalmstadHalmstadHalmstad is a port, university, industrial and recreational city at the mouth of Nissan in the province of Halland on the Swedish west coast. Halmstad is the seat of Halmstad Municipality and the capital of Halland County...
- GrenåGrenåGrenaa or Grenå is a town in central Denmark with a population of 14,308 . The town centre is about 2 km west of the east coast of the Djursland peninsula in Jutland's Region Midtjylland... - VarbergVarbergVarberg is a locality and the seat of Varberg Municipality, Halland County, Sweden with 26,041 inhabitants in 2005.Varberg and all of Halland are well known for their 'typical west coast' sandy beaches. In Varberg the coast changes from wide sandy beaches to rocky terrain that continues north into...
- GrenåGrenåGrenaa or Grenå is a town in central Denmark with a population of 14,308 . The town centre is about 2 km west of the east coast of the Djursland peninsula in Jutland's Region Midtjylland... - KarlskronaKarlskronaKarlskrona is a locality and the seat of Karlskrona Municipality, Blekinge County, Sweden with 35,212 inhabitants in 2010. It is also the capital of Blekinge County. Karlskrona is known as Sweden's only baroque city and is host to Sweden's only remaining naval base and the headquarters of the...
- GdyniaGdyniaGdynia is a city in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of Poland and an important seaport of Gdańsk Bay on the south coast of the Baltic Sea.Located in Kashubia in Eastern Pomerania, Gdynia is part of a conurbation with the spa town of Sopot, the city of Gdańsk and suburban communities, which together... - PortlandPortland, MainePortland is the largest city in Maine and is the county seat of Cumberland County. The 2010 city population was 66,194, growing 3 percent since the census of 2000...
- YarmouthYarmouth, Nova ScotiaYarmouth is a town and fishing port located on the Gulf of Maine in rural southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada. It is the shire town of Yarmouth County. The town is located in the heart of the world's largest lobster fishing grounds and has Canada's highest lobster catch.- History :The townsite may... - BremerhavenBremerhavenBremerhaven is a city at the seaport of the free city-state of Bremen, a state of the Federal Republic of Germany. It forms an enclave in the state of Lower Saxony and is located at the mouth of the River Weser on its eastern bank, opposite the town of Nordenham...
- HarwichHarwichHarwich is a town in Essex, England and one of the Haven ports, located on the coast with the North Sea to the east. It is in the Tendring district. Nearby places include Felixstowe to the northeast, Ipswich to the northwest, Colchester to the southwest and Clacton-on-Sea to the south...
(Marketed as Prinzen Line)
Fleet
Lion Ferry operated many vessels during its time in operation.| Name | Built | In service | Tonnage | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS Prins Bertil | 1960 | 1960 - 1964 | ???? GRT | |
| MS Prins Bertil | 1964 | 1964 - 1966 | 3,625 GRT | Sold to Canadian National Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad".... in 1966, Renamed Leif Eirikson. |
| MS Varberg | 1940 | 1964 - 1966 | 1,217 GRT | |
| MS Europafergen | 1960 | 1965 - 1978 | 2,209 GRT | |
| MS Gustav Vasa | 1965 | 1965 - 1971 | 3,801 GRT | Broken up in 2004. |
| MS Kronprins Carl Gustaf | 1966 | 1966 - 1971 | 3,801 GRT | |
| MS Prins Hamlet | 1966 | 1966 - 1969 | 8,687 GRT | Broken up in 2002 |
| MS Europafärjan II | 1964 | 1970 - 1976 | 2,498 GRT | |
| MS Prins Oberon | 1970 | 1970 - 1978 | 7,993 GRT | Casino ship Ambassador II in Florida Florida Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it... |
| MS Prince of Fundy MV Reine Mathilde Reine Mathilde was a ferry operated by Brittany Ferries. She was built as the MS Prince of Fundy in 1970 by Schiffbau Gesellschaft Unterweser, AG, Bremerhaven, Germany for service between Portland, Maine and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.-History:... |
1970 | 1970 - 1978 | 5,464 GRT | Broken up in 2005 |
| MS Gustav Vasa MV Logos Hope MV Logos Hope is operated by the German charitable organisation GBA Ships e.V. As the fourth ship operated by the organisation, she follows in the line of MV Logos, the wrecked hulk of which now sits on a rock shelf on the Chilean coast, MV Logos II which was retired in the fall of 2008 and which... |
1973 | 1973 - 1983 | 7,457 GRT | Converted to hospital ship Logos Hope |
| MS Svealand | 1973 | 1973 - 1982 | 5,159 GRT | Currently operating in the Adriatic Adriatic Sea The Adriatic Sea is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan peninsula, and the system of the Apennine Mountains from that of the Dinaric Alps and adjacent ranges... as the Seatrade |
| MS Europafärjan III | 1974 | 1974 - 1983 | 4,774 GRT | Currently operating for Corsica Ferries Corsica Ferries Corsica Ferries and Sardinia Ferries are marketing names used by Corsica Ferries, a France-based ferry company that operates traffic to and from the islands of Corsica and Sardinia... as the Corsica Serena Seconda |
| MS Europafärjan MS Bohus MS Bohus is a ferry owned by Color Line operating between Sandefjord and Strömstad. -External links:**... MS Europafärjan II MS Bohus MS Bohus is a ferry owned by Color Line operating between Sandefjord and Strömstad. -External links:**... MS Lion Princess MS Bohus MS Bohus is a ferry owned by Color Line operating between Sandefjord and Strömstad. -External links:**... |
1971 | 1983 - 1985 1985 - 1987 1987 - 1994 |
8,772 GRT | Currently operating for Color Line as Bohus |
| MS Lion Queen | 1967 | 1988 - 1989 1994 - 1997 |
14,193 GRT | Operates as a cruise ship in Singapore |
| MS Europafärjan I MS Lion Prince |
1969 | 1985 - 1987 1987 - 1997 |
5,679 GRT | |
| MS Lion King MS Stena Nautica MS Stena Nautica is a ro-pax ferry currently in operation between Varberg and Grenå for Stena Line. She was built in 1986 as MS Niels Klim and served on the DSB Arhus - Kalundborg along with her sister MS Peder Paars until 1991.-Concept and construction:... MS Lion King II MS Stena Nautica MS Stena Nautica is a ro-pax ferry currently in operation between Varberg and Grenå for Stena Line. She was built in 1986 as MS Niels Klim and served on the DSB Arhus - Kalundborg along with her sister MS Peder Paars until 1991.-Concept and construction:... |
1986 | 1995 - 1996 1996 |
11,763 GRT | Still in service on the Varberg - Grenå route as the Stena Nautica |
| MS Lion King | 1979 | 1996 - 1997 | 10,604 GRT | |
| MS Lion Europe MS Stena Europe MS Stena Europe is a ferry owned by Stena Line and operated on their Fishguard—Rosslare service. She was built in 1981 by the Götaverken shipyard in Gothenburg, Sweden as MS Kronprinsessan Victoria for Sessan Line. During the same year Sessan Line passed under the ownership of Stena Line... |
1981 | 1997 | 14,378 GRT | In service with Stena Line Stena Line Stena Line is one of the world's largest ferry operators, with ferry services serving Scotland, Sweden, Northern Ireland, Denmark, Norway, England, Wales, Ireland, Germany, the Netherlands and Poland. Stena Line is a major unit of Stena AB, itself a part of the Stena Sphere, a grouping of Stena AB,... as Stena Europe |