In 1960 The Prins Bertil enters service between Halmstad and Aarhus. Lion Ferry acquired Norwegian ferry operator Europafergen in 1965. It commenced the Portland - Yarmouth route operated by the Prince of Fundy in 1970 and closed in 1976. In 1973 it started a joint venture with Irish Shipping to form Irish Continental Line. Lion Ferry AB acquired by Stena Line in 1985. Lion Ferry commences Karlskrona - Gdynia route in 1995.
In 1997 Lion Ferry services were rebranded as Stena Line.
Routesedit
Lion Ferry operated various routes during its 39 years in operation.
lion, ferry, this, article, uses, bare, urls, which, uninformative, vulnerable, link, please, consider, converting, them, full, citations, ensure, article, remains, verifiable, maintains, consistent, citation, style, several, templates, tools, available, assis. This article uses bare URLs which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot Please consider converting them to full citations to ensure the article remains verifiable and maintains a consistent citation style Several templates and tools are available to assist in formatting such as reFill documentation and Citation bot documentation August 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Lion Ferry was a Swedish ferry company which operated passenger and freight ferry services in Scandinavia and North America Lion Ferry AbFounded1959Defunct1998FateRebranded as Stena LineHeadquartersHalmstad SwedenArea servedKattegatServicesPassenger transportationFreight transportationParent1959 1985 Bonnier Group 1 1985 1998 Stena LineLion Prince a ferry of Lion Ferry in Sweden Contents 1 History 2 Routes 3 Fleet 4 ReferencesHistory editIn 1960 The Prins Bertil enters service between Halmstad and Aarhus Lion Ferry acquired Norwegian ferry operator Europafergen in 1965 It commenced the Portland Yarmouth route operated by the Prince of Fundy in 1970 and closed in 1976 In 1973 it started a joint venture with Irish Shipping to form Irish Continental Line Lion Ferry AB acquired by Stena Line in 1985 Lion Ferry commences Karlskrona Gdynia route in 1995 In 1997 Lion Ferry services were rebranded as Stena Line Routes editLion Ferry operated various routes during its 39 years in operation Halmstad Aarhus Halmstad Grena Varberg Grena Karlskrona Gdynia Portland Yarmouth Bremerhaven Harwich Marketed as Prinzen Line Fleet editLion Ferry operated many vessels during its time in operation Name Built In service Tonnage NoteMS Prins Bertil 1960 1960 1964 2355 GRT Chartered 1964 to Red AB Nordo as M S Calmar Nyckel sold 1965 to Red AB Nordo MS Prins Bertil 1964 1964 1966 3 625 GRT Sold to Canadian National in 1966 Renamed Leif Eirikson MS Varberg 1940 1964 1966 1 217 GRTMS Europafergen 1960 1965 1978 2 209 GRTMS Gustav Vasa 1965 1965 1971 3 801 GRT Broken up in 2004 MS Kronprins Carl Gustaf 1966 1966 1971 3 801 GRTMS Prins Hamlet 1966 1966 1969 8 687 GRT Broken up in 2002MS Europafarjan II 1964 1970 1976 2 498 GRTMS Prins Oberon 1970 1970 1978 7 993 GRT Casino ship Ambassador II in FloridaMS Prince of Fundy 1970 1970 1978 5 464 GRT Broken up in 2005MS Gustav Vasa 1973 1973 1983 7 457 GRT Converted to book ship Logos HopeMS Svealand 1973 1973 1982 5 159 GRT Currently operating in the Adriatic as the SeatradeMS Europafarjan III 1974 1974 1983 4 774 GRT Currently operating for Corsica Ferries as the Corsica Serena SecondaMS EuropafarjanMS Europafarjan IIMS Lion Princess 1971 1983 19851985 19871987 1994 8 772 GRT Currently operating for Color Line as BohusMS Lion Queen 1967 1988 19891994 1997 14 193 GRT Scrapped in Alang in 2021 2 MS Europafarjan IMS Lion Prince 1969 1985 19871987 1997 5 679 GRTMS Lion KingMS Lion King II 1986 1995 19961996 11 763 GRT Still in service on the Varberg Grena route as the Stena NauticaMS Lion King 1979 1996 1997 10 604 GRTMS Lion Europe 1981 1997 14 378 GRT In service with Stena Line as Stena EuropeReferences edit Lion Ferry http www nctoursonline com cruise cruises amusementworld2 htm Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lion Ferry amp oldid 1134685855, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
