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                                    History

Building contract
Start of Production
Keel laid
Launch
1/1974 Delivered to Societé Nationale des Chemins de Fer Français (SNCF),  France
2/1974 Dover – Dunkerque and Dover – Calais routes
1975 Dieppe – Newhaven, Dover – Dunkerque and Dover – Calais routes
1976 Dover – Dunkerque and Dover – Calais routes
1982 Dieppe – Newhaven route
25/1/1990 Collison to pier on Dieppe
3/6/1990 Back in serivce Dover – Calais, Dover – Zeebrugge and Holyhead – Dun Laoghaire routes
5/11/1993 Sold to Agapitos Line, Greece, New name Express Santorini, Greece flag
1994 Refurbished
1994 Pireus – Paros – Naxos – Santorini route
8/11/1999 Hellas Ferries service, Owner Minoan Flying Dolpfins
1999 Refurbished
9/2004 Pireus – Paros – Naxos – Ios – Santorini route.
11/7/2005 Collision to pier on Paros
7/2006 Main engines broke down. Laid up Drapetsona.
5-9/2007 Charter to Atlânticoline
Winter laid up at Greece
5-10/2008 Charter to Atlânticoline
Winter 2008/09 Thessaloniki – Kavala – Samos – Ikaria – Limnos on Hellenic Seaways
5-10/2009 Charter to Atlânticoline
Winter laid up at Greece
5-10/2010 Charter to Atlânticoline
Winter laid up at Greece
2/2011 Used to Libyan evacuation service.
17/5-2/10/2011 Charter to Atlânticoline
Winter laid up at Greece
3/2012 Piraeus – Rodos route on Hellenic Seaways
10/5-30/9/2012 Charter to Atlânticoline
Winter laid up at Greece
2/5-29/9/2013 Charter to Atlânticoline
Winter laid up at Greece
22/5-28/9/2014 Charter to Atlânticoline
4/7/2014 Sold to Portucalence Shipping Co SA
7/5-27/9/2015 Charter to Atlânticoline for summer service
6/10/2015 Arrived to Piraeus
23/12/2015 Hellenic Seaways service for two months replace Express Pegasus
15/11/2016 Delivered to Al Makrani Shipping & Marine Cargo, Abu Dhabi, UAE. New name Al Salmy 4.