History

	LOI
10/1953	Building contract
	Building started
19/8/1954	Keel laid
3/12/1954	Launch
	Sea trial
	Second sea trial
1/4/1955	Delivered to Rederi Ab Göteborg-Frederikshavn Linjen, Göteborg, Sweden
5/1955	Göteborg – Frederikshavn route after promotion voyages
9/1961	Sold to Ångfartygs Ab Gotland, Visby, Sweden.
10/1962	Delivered to Rederi Ab Gotland, Visby, Sweden. New name Thjelvar.
12/1962	Visby – Nynäshamn and Visby – Västervik routes.
Summer 1964	Visby – Nynäshamn, Visby – Oskarshamn and Visby – Västervik routes
10/8/1964	Fire onfunnel. Caused main engine damage. Arrived 5 hours late to Nynäshamn.
14/9/1964	Sold to Oy Vaasa – Umeå Ab, Vaasa, Finland.
3/12/1964	Delivered to new owner after repairing at Oskarshamn Varv. New name Wasa Express.
9-12/12/1964	Vaasa – Umeå route
10/5-15/12/1965	Vaasa – Umeå route
20/5/66-7/1/67	Vaasa – Umeå route
9/5-27/12/1967	Vaasa – Umeå route
11/5-30/10/1968	Vaasa – Sundsvall route
14/5/69-9/1/70	Vaasa – Sundsvall route
15/5-29/9/1970	Vaasa – Örnsköldvik route.
6-17/5/1971	Vaasa – Sundsvall route
18/5-31/8/1971	Vaasa – Örnsköldvik route.
18/5-30/9/1972	Vaasa – Örnsköldvik route.
5-9/1973	Vaasa – Örnsköldvik route.
5-8/1974	Charter to Jakob Lines. Pietarsaari – Skellefteä route. Artist name Nord Express.
9/1974	Laid up for sale.
9/1975	Sold to Alexandria Shipping & Nav., Alexandria, Egypt.
11/9/1975	Delivered to new owner. New name Al Anoud. Voyage to Egypt.
1975	Operated Alexship Lines
7/3/1984	Listed at Aqaba.
7/1990	Stranded in Suez.
1992	Towed to Suez harbour. Laid up.
1/1995	Sold by auction to Fouad Tartour, Egypt
1/1995	Scrapped by Attaka-Suez, Egypt