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	LOI
	Building contract
	Building started
	Keel laid
5/3/1969	Launch
9/7/1969	Sea trial
	Second sea trial
18/7/1969	Delivered to British Rail, London, England
31/7/1969	Dover – Bolougne route.
6/10/1969	Dover – Dunkerque route.
22/10/1970	Hit a pier at Dunkerque
29/10/1970	Back in service after repairing.
1978	Build new lounge to garage and Self service shop
1/1/1979	Owner Sealink U.K.
1/1/1979	Folkestone – Boulougne route.
16/1/1981	Engineroom fire.
4/3/1982	Stuck in beach at Oostende
6/3/1982	Towed back to water by tugs.
12/3-22/4/1982	Repaired at Amsterdam.
27/7/1984	Owner Sea Containers Ltd, London
3/1985	Dover – Dunkerque route.
1986	Folkestone – Boulogne route.
27/9/1986	Laid up at Wellington dock.
31/10/1986	Dover – Calais route.
17/11/1986	Laid up at Wellington dock.
10/1/1987	Fishguard – Rosslare route.
3/1987	Laid up at Wellington dock.
1/4/1987	Charter to Townsend Thoresen . Dover – Calais route.
4/6/1987	Laid up at river Fal after charter ending.
6/8/1987	Newhaven – Dieppe route.
21/8/1987	Laid up at river Fal
20/10/1987	Folkestone – Boulogne route.
1/1988	Laid up at Chatham.
10-31/3/1988	Holyhead – Dun Laoghaire route.
1/4/1988	Sold to Lindos Line SA, Pireaus, Greece. New name Milos Express.
1988	Pireaus – Kynthnos – Serifos – Sifnos – Milos route and Sikinos – Kimolos – Folegrandros route.
12/11/1999	Sold to Minoan Flying Dolphins.
1/2000	Operated Hellas Ferries. New name Express Milos.
5/2003	Sold to Saos Shipping Company, Greece. New name Nisos Lemnos.
2003	Samothrace – Lemnos – Lavrionroute.
9/2004	Sold to scrap.
12/2004	New name Limon. Kingstown, St. Vincent & Grenadines flag,
28/1/2005	Beached at Alang, India.