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                                    History

	LOI
	Building contract
	Building started
	Keel laid
	Launch
	Sea trial
	Second sea trial
28/5/1973	Delivered to Fylkesbaatane i Sogn og Fjordane AS (FSF), Bergen, Norway.
1973	Kaupanger – Revsnes – Gudvangen route.
1979	Kongsnes – Nordeide route.
1982	Balestrand – Hella – Fjærland route.
1984	Flåm – Gudvangen route.
1985	Flåm – Leikanger and Aurland – Undredal – Midtfjords – Fresvik – Leikanger – Kaupanger routes.
1986	New homeport Florø.
1987	Lengthened 10 meters and new main engine at Mandal.
1992	Kaupanger – Gudvangen route.
1993	Fjærlandsfjord, Måløy – Oldeide, Smørhamn – Kjelkenes and Askvoll – Gjervik – Fure routes.
2000	Leikanger – Balestrand – Vangsnes – Fjærland route.
2001	Gudvangen – Kaupanger – Lærdal and Flåm – Ardal – Undredal – Gudvangen routes.
2005	New owner Fjord1 Fylkesbaatane AS, Florø, Norway.
17/10/2012	New owner Fjord1 ASA, Florø, Norway.
2016	Set for sale.
9/12/2019	Sold to Bequia Express Co. Ltd. Bequia, St.Vincent & The Grenadines. New name Bequia Express 5, St.Vincent & The Grenadines flag.
2020	Bequia – Kingstown – Canouan service.