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                                    History

Building contract
Start of Production
Keel laid
Launch
15/6/1979 Delivered to Hou-Sælvig Ruten Aps, Denmark
6/1979 Hou – Sælvig route
1990 New main engines
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1995 New operator Samsø Linien
winter 2001 Rebuild and lengthened on Ørskov Christensen’s Staalskibsværft, Frederikshavn, Denmark
2005 New main engines
17/8/2008 Last day on  Hou – Sælvig route
18/8/2008 Laid up
14/1/2009 Sold to Ærø kommune, Denmark
2/2009 New name Skjoldnæs
6-9/2009 Charter to Samsøtrafikken.  Hou – Sælvig route
1/11/2009 Ærøfærgerne service Søby – Fynshavn route
26/4-3/5/2012 Drydocking
2012 Faaborg – Søby – Fynshav route
31/1/2013 Have a small hole in hull  at Fynshav harbour.  Some departures cancelled.
13-22/4/2015 Drydocking at Marstal shipyard
13/4/2015 Slide off some keel blocks ja tilted to side of drydock