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LOI
Building contract
Building started
26/11/1979Keel laid
7/11/1980Launch
Sea trial
Second sea trial
31/7/1981Delivered to British & Irish Steam Packet Co (B+I Line), Dublin, Ireland
3/7/1981Dublin – Liverpool and Dublin – Holyhead routes.
1993Owner B&I Line Ltd, Dublin, Irland
3/1993New name Isle of Inishmore.
3/5/1993Rosslare – Pembroke and Dublin – Holyhead routes.
5/11/1996New name Isle of Inishturk
23/3/1997Laid up for sale
6/1997Sold to Goverment of Canada, Cap-aux-Meules, Canada.
New name Madeleine.
7/6/1997Voyage from Le Havre to Halifax.
1997Souris – Cap-aux-Meules route. Operated CTMA.
2001Home port Saint John´s.
30/1/2021Last day in service.
17/3/2021Voyage from Cap-Aux-Meules to Sydney, Nova Scotia.