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11\/10\/1923<\/td>\nBuilding contract<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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23\/1\/1924<\/td>\nKeel laid<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2\/5\/1924<\/td>\nLaunch<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14\/7\/1924<\/td>\nDelivered to Southern Railways Co. Southampton , United Kingdom<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7\/1924<\/td>\nSouthampton – Saint Malo route<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nWeymouth to France routes.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2\/10\/1939<\/td>\nTaked over by\u00a0 British Navy. Using as hospital ship “Hospital Ship No. 28”<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10\/1939<\/td>\nLaid up at Cherbourg.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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25\/5\/1940<\/td>\nSouthampton – Cherbourg sailings.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1940<\/td>\nUsed to evacuation of Dunkerque.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9\/12\/1940<\/td>\nLiverpool – Belfast service<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1\/3\/1941<\/td>\nScapa Flow – Aberdeen service<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1-6\/1943<\/td>\nRebuild on Glasgow.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25\/6\/1943<\/td>\nVoyage from Glasgow to Sicilien.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7\/1943<\/td>\nSicilien – South Italy – North Africa services<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20\/4\/1944<\/td>\nArrived to Southampton<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6\/6\/1944<\/td>\nUsed to D-day operation<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7\/6\/1944<\/td>\nHit a mine on Juno beach<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9\/6\/1944<\/td>\nArrived to Southampton for repairing.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19\/7\/1944<\/td>\nBack to service<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7\/1945<\/td>\nSouthern Railway service Southampton to channel Islands.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8\/1946<\/td>\nRebuild on Palmers’ Hebburn Co. Ltd., Tyne to car ferry.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1\/7\/1947<\/td>\nChannel service between ports Folkestone and Dover to\u00a0 Calais and Boulogne.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1\/1\/1948<\/td>\nNew owner British Transport Commission,\u00a0 ( much later Sea Link)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1952<\/td>\nBuild stern ramp to cargo deck.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
30\/6\/1953<\/td>\nDover – Boulogne route.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
autumn 1958<\/td>\nBack up ship \/ laid up.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7\/4\/1959<\/td>\nSold to Rederi AB Vikinglinjen, Mariehamn, \u00c5land. New name Viking.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21\/4\/1959<\/td>\nRebuild at Aalborg Skibsv\u00e6rft A\/S, \u00c5lborg, Denmark.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1\/6-19\/9\/1959<\/td>\nGaltby (Korppoo) – Mariehamn – Gr\u00e4dd\u00f6 route. Laid up winter.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8\/5\/1960-30\/9\/1961<\/td>\nGaltby (Korppoo) – Mariehamn – Kapellsk\u00e4r route.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6\/5\/1962<\/td>\nParainen – Mariehamn – Kapellsk\u00e4r route.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1965<\/td>\nCo operation with rederi Ab Viking Line and Rederi Ab Slite<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1966<\/td>\nOwner new name Rederi Ab Solstad<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1966<\/td>\nRederi Ab Solstad sold to Rederi Ab Sally<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
30\/7\/1966<\/td>\nFounded marketing\u00a0 company Viking Line (Viking Linjen)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/9\/1967<\/td>\nNaantali – Mariehamn – Kapellsk\u00e4r route.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12\/8\/1970<\/td>\nArrived last time to Mariehamn<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13\/8\/1970<\/td>\nLaid up at Mariehamn<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12\/8\/1973<\/td>\nSold to Helsingin Romuliike OY<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12\/10\/1973<\/td>\nScrapped in Helsinki.<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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