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MS Finnhansa (1966)
MS ''Princesa Marissa'' was a cruise ship owned and operated by the Cyprus-based Louis Cruise Lines. She was built in 1966 by Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard, Helsinki, Finland as the RORO car/passenger ferry M/S ''Finnhansa'' for Finnlines, Finland. The ship also sailed under the colours of Birka Line as M/S ''Prinsessan''. History Finnlines service Finnlines had begun car/passenger ferry operations from Finland to Germany in 1962 with M/S ''Hansa Express''. The Hansa Express soon proved too small however, and already in November 1963 Finnlines ordered a pair of larger ferries to replace her. The first of these sisters, M/S ''Finnhansa'', was launched on December 1, 1964, by Sylvi Kekkonen, the wife of Finnish president Urho Kekkonen. The ship was originally planned to be delivered in June 1965, but two fires on board during the fitting out phase, first one in March 1965 and the second in December of the same year, meant she wasn't delivered until March 28, 1966. Altho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnlines
Finnlines Plc ( fi, Finnlines Oyj, sv, Finnlines Abp) is a shipping operator of ro-ro and passenger services in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea. It is a subsidiary of the Grimaldi Group. Finnlines’ sea transports are concentrated in the Baltic and the North Sea. Finnlines’ passenger-freight vessels offer services from Finland to Germany and via Åland to Sweden as well as from Sweden to Germany. The Company has subsidiaries in Germany, Belgium, Great Britain, Sweden, Denmark and Poland. In addition to sea transportation, the Company provides port services in Finland in Helsinki and Turku. Finnlines’ roll-on/roll-off services cover the Finnish ports of Hanko, Helsinki, Kotka, Turku and Uusikaupunki, offering connections with Russian, Estonian, Polish, German, Danish, British, Dutch, Belgian and Spanish ports. HansaLink consists of three Star-class ropax vessels (see roll-on/roll-off vessel variations) plying between Helsinki and Travemünde. For passengers it is the on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
