Ørnen - Mistral - Mistral II - Le Mistral - Rendezvous

 

This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of the A/S Dampskibsselskabet Øresund ferry Ørnen.

 

The postcards on this page are not available for sale.

 

Ørnen was built in 1962 by Ålborgs Vaerft A/S, Ålborg, Denmark, for A/S Dampskibsselskabet Øresund. She served on the route Malmö-Copenhagen until 1980, when she was sold to Blue Aegean Sea Lines SA, Piraeus, Greece and renamed Saronic Sun. She was marketed by Saronic Cruises, Piraeus. In 1982, Saronic Sun was sold to Aetolian Line Shipping Co and renamed Mistral for a service between Heraklion-Thirai. Mistral was sold to George Alevizos, Piraeus, in 1986, but remained on the same service with the same name. In 1988 she moved to Puerto Rico and took the name Mistral II for owners Burton Securities SA, Panama. The following year, the name was changed to Le Mistral. In 1995, she passed to Rendezvous Holdings Inc, Panama, being renamed Rendezvous , but was broken up in Brownsville, Texas in 1998.

 

Links to Ship Names on this Page:-

Ørnen - Postcards - A/S Dampskibsselskabet Øresund: 1962-80

Ørnen - Photographs taken on Malmö-Copenhagen service in 1979

Saronic Sun - Saronic Cruises (1980-82)

Mistral - Aetolian Line Shipping Co (1982-86)

Mistral - George Alevizos (1986-88)

Mistral II - Burton Securities SA (1988-89)

Le Mistral - Burton Securities SA (1989-95)

Rendezvous - Rendezvous Holdings Inc (1995-98)

 

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Ørnen Postcards (A/S Dampskibsselskabet Øresund:1962-1980)

Ørnen was built in 1962 by Ålborgs Vaerft A/S, Ålborg, Denmark, for A/S Dampskibsselskabet Øresund. She served on the route Malmö-Copenhagen until 1980, when she was sold to Greek owners and renamed Saronic Sun. She subsequently served for various owners as Mistral, Mistral II, Le Mistral and Rendezvous, until broken up in Texas in 1998.

 

An official A/S Dampskibsselskabet Øresund postcard of Ørnen (serial 5.78.9000).

Photo: Bent Winkel.

 

Harry Lange postcard, serial number R356, of Öresund and Ørnen at Malmö (plus enlarged image of ships).

 

 

 

 

 

Ørnen Photographs (A/S Dampskibsselskabet Øresund:1962-1980)

 

The following photographs of Ørnen were taken at Copenhagen and Malmö in August 1079 by Ian Boyle (b&w) and Margaret Boyle (colour).

The first two photographs are at Malmö, all others show Ørnen arriving at Copenhagen.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saronic Sun - Mistral - Mistral II - Le Mistral - Rendezvous

Ørnen served on the route Malmö-Copenhagen until 1980, when she was sold to Blue Aegean Sea Lines SA, Piraeus, Greece and renamed Saronic Sun. She was marketed by Saronic Cruises, Piraeus. In 1982, Saronic Sun was sold to Aetolian Line Shipping Co and renamed Mistral for a service between Heraklion-Thirai. Mistral was sold to George Alevizos, Piraeus, in 1986, but remained on the same service with the same name. In 1988 she moved to Puerto Rico and took the name Mistral II for owners Burton Securities SA, Panama. The following year, the name was changed to Le Mistral. In 1995, she passed to Rendezvous Holdings Inc, Panama, being renamed Rendezvous , but was broken up in Brownsville, Texas in 1998.

 

A.Duncan photographic postcard of Mistral.

 

 

 

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