Skåne

Skåne - Moby Big - Moby King

 

 

This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of the 1966 trainferry Skåne.

 

Skåne (1) was built by Uddevallavarvet, Uddevalla, Sweden, for Statens Järnvägar (SJ - Swedish State Railways). She entered service in 1966 between Trelleborg-Sassnitz. In 1989 Skåne (1) was sold to Moby Lines and renamed Moby Big. She was rebuilt the following year, returning with a new funnel and extended accommodation, renamed Moby King. She served on Moby Line routes Livorno-Olbia, Livorno-Calvi and Livorno-Bastia. Moby King was withdrawn in June 2001 after a grounding incident. She was sold for scrap the following year.

 

 

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Skåne (1) - SJ: 1966-89

Moby Big - Moby Lines: 1989-90

Moby King - Moby Lines: 1990-2002

 

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Skåne

Skåne - Moby Big - Moby King

 

 

 

Skåne

(SJ: 1966-1989)

 

Length: 147.7m - Beam: 18.4m - 6,534grt - 19 knots - 1,192 Passengers

 

Skåne (1) was built by Uddevallavarvet, Uddevalla, Sweden, for Statens Järnvägar (SJ - Swedish State Railways). She entered service in 1966 between Trelleborg-Sassnitz. In 1989 Skåne was sold to Moby Lines and renamed Moby Big.

 

 

Photographic postcard of Skåne.

 

Postcard of Skåne.

Scan: Fakta om Fartyg.

 

Postcard of Skåne.

 

Postcard of Skåne.

 

Postcard of Skåne.

 

Postcard of Skåne.

 

Enlarged image from the postcard above of Skåne.

 

Postcard of Skåne (left) and Trelleborg.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Moby Big - Moby King

(Moby Lines: 1989-2002)

 

In 1989 Skåne was sold to Moby Lines and renamed Moby Big. She was rebuilt the following year, returning with a new funnel and extended accommodation, renamed Moby King. She served on Moby Line routes Livorno-Olbia, Livorno-Calvi and Livorno-Bastia. Moby King was withdrawn in June 2001 after a grounding incident. She was sold for scrap the following year.

 

 

Early photograph of Moby Big, before revised funnel was added.

 

Chantry Classic CC/S218, showing Moby King leaving Livorno.

Photo: Norman Tracy.

 

Photograph of Moby King.

 

Photograph of Moby King leaving Livorno.

Photo: © Ian Boyle, July 2000.

 

 

 

 

 

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