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                                    History

11/9/1979 Building contract
18/10/1979 Keel laid. Ship was 18,4 meters longers than  “half sister” Diana II build 1979 on same shipyard.
26/4/1980 Launch
29/6/1980 Delivered to Rederi AB Sally, Mariehamn.
When ship delivered all cabins was not finished. Thats why ship can carry only 1100  passangers before all cabins was finished.
5/7/1980 Viking Line service Turku – Mariehamn – Stockholm route
16/7/1980 New certificate for 2000 passengers omboard.
25/10/1982 Run aground near Turku
winter 1982 Some damages caused by ice.
23/5/1984 Ground on Ålands archipelago. Repaired on Valmet OY Helsinki.
27/5/1984 Back on Turku – Mariehamn – Stockholm route.
2/4/1985 Problem on propeller , repaired on Finnboda, Stockholm
4/4/1985 Back on Turku – Mariehamn – Stockholm route.
1985 Build a “duck tail” on Valmet shipyard, Helsinki
winter 1985 Some damages caused by ice.
10/1987 Baroboat charter to Rederi AB Slite, continue on Viking Line service
winter 1987 Some damages caused by ice.
5/11/1988 Ground on Furusund. Repaired on Finnboda Varv, Stockholm.
9/12/1988 Back on Turku – Mariehamn – Stockholm route.
21/12/1988 Sold to EFFOA. Bareboat charter to Rederi AB Slite, continue on Viking Line service
4/1990 Drydocking on Turku Repairing yard, Naantali
20/4/1990 Charter to Silja Line Turku – Mariehamn – Stockholm route
18/11/1990 Last day on Silja Line service.
11/1990 – 2/1991 Refurbished public areas on Wärtsilä Perno Shipyard , Turku.
12/2/1991 New name Wasa King, arrived first time on Vaasa.
15/2/1991 Wasa Line service Vaasa – Umeå route.
31/5/1991 Vaasa – Sundsvall route
36/8/1991 Vaasa – Umeå route
30/12/1992 Last day on Wasa Line service
15/1/1993 Sold to Nordström & Thulin, Stockholm.Registered to Estline Marine Co Ltd, Nicosia, Cyprus
Charter to Estline service. New name Estonia. Flag Cyprus.
1/1993 Drydock on Turku
28/1/1993 Estonian flag homeport Tallinn.
1/2/1993 Estline service Tallinn – Stockholm route.
1/1994 New stabilizer system installed on drydock  and bridge equipments refurbished Wärtsilä shipyard, Naantali.
28/9/1994 Sunk on storm near Utö, Gulf of Finland.