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LOI
Building contract
Building started
18/2/1972Keel laid
25/4/1972Launch
Sea trial
Second sea trial
7/9/1972Delivered to Merivienti Oy, Kotka, Finland.
9/1972Kotka – Helsinki – Lübeck – Copenhagen service. operatedFinnlines.
1/1/1976Chartered to Oy Finncarriers Ab, Helsinki, Finland
4/1977Kotka – Helsinki – Hanko – Turku – Lübeck service
1/10/1982Sold to SHO Oy (Finnish Steamship Company) Helsinki, Finland
1/10/1982OwnerFinland Line OY, Helsinki, FInland.
22/10/1984New name Capella.
12/11/1984New owner Thomesto Oy (Oy Finnlines Ltd), Helsinki, Finland.
1/1985Helsinki – Hanko – Århus – Lübeck route.
18/12/1985Sold to And. Smith Rederi Ab, Stockholm, Sweden
30/12/1986Delivered to new owner. New name Capella av Stockholm.
30/12/1986Helsinki – Århus – Lübeck route.
7/9/1988End of charter. Drydocking at Kiel.
18/9/1988Sold to p/r Ab Finnmaid, Stockholm, Sweden. New name Finnmaid.
13/11/1988Charter to Town Ferry Rederi AB. Sweden
13/11/1988Halmstad – Århus route
2/1/1989Charter to Finnlink OY. Uusikaupunki – Hargshamn route.
4/3/1989Grounded near Uusikaupunki. Get free later
4-6/3/1989Repaired in Wärtsilä , Turku shipyard.
6-30/9/1989Rebuild by HDW, Kiel , W.Germany
21/10/1989Grounded near Hargshamn
27/10-7/12/1989Repaired in Oskarshamn Varv, Sweden
19/1/1990Owner Artos Förvaltnings AB, Hargshamn, Sweden
8/2/1990Owner Finnmaid AB, Hargshamn, Sweden.
6/2/1991Grounded near Hargshamn.
7-24/2/1991Repaired Finnboda varv.
30/8/1993Sold to p/r Finnmaid, Helsinki, Finland.
1/4/1997Nantali – Kapellskär route.
16/6/1997Collision with roadferry Mergus.
30/6/1997Sold to Finnlines OY, Helsinki, FInland.
20/7/1998Laid up at Turku.
3/9/1998Charter to Finncarriesrs. Turku – Hanko – Travemünde – Lübeck service.
12/1999Laid up at Helsinki
2/4/2000Charter to Finnlink. Naantali – Kapellskär route.
6/5/2000Laid up at Mariehamn.
31/7/2000Charter to VV-Line. Ventspils – Västervik route.
10/1/2001Ventspils – Västervik and Tallinn – Västervik routes.
24/7/2001Sold to VV Line LV, Ventspils, Lithuania
26/7/2001New name Mermaid. Rebuild in Tallinn.
7/11/2001Sold to Blackspan Co, Panama
3/12/2001New name Mermaid II. Panama flag.
14/5/2002Tallinn – Västervik route.
13/7-17/8/2002Docking at Tallinn.
17/8/2002Paldiski – Västervik route.
23/10/2002Grounded near Västervik.
26/10-28/11/2002Repaired in Turku Repairing yard.
20/12/2002Route closed. Laid up
1/1/2003Charter to Latlines (DFDS)
8/1/2003Riga – Kiel route.
13/2/2003Sold to Skandia Liv Ab, Panama
14/3/2003Travemünde – Riga route.
1/2/2004Karlshamn – Klaipeda route
1/2005Riga – Lübeck – Ventspils route.
12/2007Travemünde – Riga route.
21/10/2008Laid up at Kiel.
1/8/2009Charter to Iliria Lines. Durres – Trieste route.
9/2009Laid up due to engine problems.
11/2009Sold to scrap
20/11/2009Beached in Aliaga , Turkey. Scrapped.