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                                    History

4/6/1973 Building contract
18/2/1974 Keel laid
19/7/1974 Launch
19/5/1975 Delivered to Rederi AB Svea, Sweden
24/5/1975 Silja Line service Helsinki – Stockholm route
10-12/6/1975 Drydocking on Valmet OY, Helsinki. Repairing damaged bowthruster
17/9/1977 Turku – Mariehamn – Stockholm route
28/2/1978 Collision with Finnfellow
12/5/1978 Helsinki – Stockholm route
3/9/1978 Turku – Mariehamn – Stockholm and Helsinki – Stockholm routes
1/6/1979 Helsinki – Stockholm route
1/9/1979 Turku – Mariehamn – Stockholm route
14/5/1980 Helsinki – Stockholm route
3/6/1980 Turku – Mariehamn – Stockholm route
25/11/1981 Sold to Johnson Line, Sweden. Continue Silja Line service.
6/2/1984 Laid up
5/4/1984 Sold to McDonald Cruises Inc. ( Sundancer Cruises)
4-6/1984 New name Sundancer. Bahamas flag. Refurbished to cruiseship on Oskarshamn Varv. Sweden
6/1984 Cruises on West coast of USA and Canada.
30/6/1984 Grounded near Vancouver and ship take water. Drived to Campbel River harbour. Passengers
evacuated . Ship half sunk.
22/8/1984 Refloated and towed Burrard Shipyard, Vancouver Where inspected and  declared CTL
11/1984 Sold to Epirotiki S.S. Navigation , Greece
12/1984 New name Pegasus. Rebuild on Piraeus.
12/1985 Delivered to Epirotiki Cruises after completely refitted.
12/1985 Maiden voyage  Mediterranean to South America
12/1985 Charter to V.T.C.
12/1985 10 and 11 days cruises between Bahia and Rio de Janeiro
5-10/1986 Used as hotelship  to Expo 86 on Vancouver B.C.
Winter 1986/87 Cruises from Rio de Janeiro , operated  Eporitiki
Summer 1987 3,4 and 7 days cruises from Piraeus and longer cruises from Venice and Nice.
1/12/1987 Transatlantic cruise from Naples to Rio de Janeiro
20/12/1987-13/2/1988 14 days cruises from Rio De Janeiro
13/2/1988 22 days Transatlantic cruise from  Rio de Janeiro to Genova
mid Apr. – 27/11/1988 Cruises from Piraeus
7/1-11/3/1989 10 and 11 days cruises from Rio de Janeiro and Buenoa Aires
11/3/1989 21 days Transatlantic cruise from Rio de Janeiro to Genova
Summer 1989 3,4 and 7 days cruises from Piraeus
3/6/1991 Sunk on Venice after fire onboard. Second time CTL.
9/1991 Refloated and towed to Piraeus
10/1991 Laid up on Greece
1994 Sold to Strintzis Lines, Greece. New name Ionian Express
Rebuild to back to  carferry at Perama.
20/11/1994 On rebuilding fire on engineroom. Third time CTL ( Construction Totaly Lost )
3/1995 Sold to  Turkish  broker
29/3/1995 Arrived to Aliaga for scrapping.
Main engines used to ms.Agios Andreas