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                                    History

LOI
Building contract
Building started
Keel laid
Launch
Sea trial
Second sea trial
23/3/1950 Delivered to Sandnæs Dampskips-Aktieselskab, Sandnes, Norway.
25/3/1950 Arrived Sandnes
1/4/1950 Stavanger – Bergen route.
2/1955 Rebuild by  Bergen Mekaniske Verksted a/s, Bergen. More 2nd class cabins.
10/1968  Grounded in Koppervik.
2/9/1974 Laid up for sale at Stavanger.
3/10/1974 Sold to  Simon Møkster a/s, Stavanger, Norway, New name Vikingfjord.
 1/1975 Charter to  Aker Vindholmen a/s, Arendal for accommodation ship.
9/1975 End of charter
4/4/1978 Sold to Unge Sjømenns Kristelige Forening, Rogaland Sjøaspirantskole, Stavanger, Norway
New name Gann.
5/1978  Refurbished by  Georg Eides Sønner a/s.
7/1994 Painted
9/11/1995 Sold to  Sørlandet Seilende Skoleskibs Institution, Kristiansand, Norway.
New name  Sjøkurs.
1/7-15/8/1999 Charter as a hotelship to Kristiansand.
14/3/2007 New name Sandnes
24/4/2007 Sold to Ryfylke Dampskibsselskab a/s, Stavanger, Norway.
26/4/2007 Rebuild back to original shape by  Skude Verft a/s, Skudeneshavn, Norway.
 2007 Veteran ship register.
7/6/2014 Grounded at  Lindøysundet.
 2018 Cruises from April to October.