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LOI
Building contract
Building started
Keel laid
29/1/1952Launch and christened by Mrs Alli Paasikivi
Sea trial
Second sea trial
11/6/1952Delivered to Suomen Höyrylaiva OY (SHO/FÅA) , Helsinki, Finland
6/1952 Helsinki – Stockholm route (summer) Turku – Stockholm (winter)
1964Rebuild on Wärtsilä Hietalahti shipyard , Helsinki. New funnel and build more cabins.
1969Helsinki – Travemünde route
1970Operated Silja Line
14/5/1970 Helsinki – Visby cruises
28/5/1970 .Helsinki – Travemünde route and Helsinki – Tallinn and Helsinki – Leningrad cruises
4/9/1970 Laid up at Helsinki
3/5/1971 Sold to Rederi AB Bore, Turku , Finland
5/1971 Helsinki – Stockholm route Silja Line service.
20/9/1971 Charter to Jakob Lines. New name Bore II
8/10/1971 Pietarsaari – Skellefteå and Pietarsaari – umeå routes.
1/12/1971 Hit a pier when arrived to Umeå
24/1/1972 Rebuild to cruise ship on Finnboda Varf in Stockholm.
27/3/1972 Stockholm – Mariehamn cruises
5/5/1972 Cruises from Helsinki
summer 1973 Helsinki – Visby cruises
3/11/1973 Fire broke out in the boiler room. Ship sunk to shallow water in Aura river. CTL.
3/1/1974 Sold to Helsingin Romuliike OY, Helsinki
30/1/1974 Arrived to Helsinki for scrapping.
1974 35 meters midship section used to build pontoon Aksu. Used in turku Shipyard.
Still there in 2016.