Baia Sardinia
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The Baia Sardinia was a RoRo - car ferry , which in 1966 by the Swedish Tor Line under the name Tor Anglia was put into service. With the Tor Anglia and the sister ship Tor Hollandia , which followed in 1967 , a line operation between the Netherlands, Great Britain and Sweden on the route Amsterdam - Immingham - Stockholm was served. With the two ships, which were built by the Flender works in Lübeck, combined passenger and car ferries with continuously navigable vehicle decks and vehicle ramps at the bow and stern were used for the first time in the North Sea , which together with the higher service speed of 22 knots (compared to the previously usual 18 kn) significantly reduced the crossing time. The Tor Line, which had just entered the market, thus prevailed over the established competition.
The parking space for cars or trucks could be adapted to seasonal requirements via mobile tween decks.
Due to the success of the modern ferry connection, the two ferries were replaced by the much larger new buildings Tor Scandia and Tor Britannia from 1975 and sold to shipping companies in the Mediterranean.
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The Tor Anglia was sold in 1975 to the shipping company Trans Tirreno Express based in Olbia and was used between the Italian mainland and Sardinia under the name Express Olbia . With the sale to Sardinia Ferries, the ship was named Sardinia Nova . In 1993 the ship received additional superstructures on the stern to create additional cabin space.
The sister ship Tor Hollandia was sold in 1975 to the Greek ferry company Minoan Lines , which it used under the new name Ariadne for the next 24 years on various routes between Italy and Greece. For use in the Mediterranean, sun roofs were installed on the open decks. In 1991, during a more extensive renovation, the superstructure was enlarged to create more cabin space, and a swimming pool was installed.
In 2000 the Ariadne was sold to the shipping company Fraglines, which continued to operate it between Italy and Greece under the name Ouranos . The previous ship at Fraglines had already borne this name . After Fraglines went bankrupt in 2007, the ship was used as a floating television studio and party ship under the name F. Diamond .
The Baia Sardinia and the F. Diamond were sold to Turkey for scrapping in September 2010, as they could no longer be used due to the tightened safety conditions ( SOLAS 2010 ), which came into force in October 2010. However, the ship was instead used as an accommodation ship for Chinese guest workers under the name Atlas Han . In 2015, the Atlas Han was scrapped in Aliağa, Turkey .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ F / B Ouranos on www.adriaticandaegeanferries.com
- ^ Mediterranean Massacre - Part One . hhvferry.com, October 16, 2010; Blog post