Turella - Stena Nordica - Lion King - Fantaasia

 

 

This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of the Viking Line ferry Turella. which later served with Stena Line and Tallink.

 

 

Turella was built by Wärtsilä Åbo, Finland, in 1979 for Viking Line consortium member SF Line. She was 16630 gross tons, 136.1m in length, and could carry 1700 passengers (732 berths) and 549 cars. Turella was used on the Kapellskär-Mariehamn-Naantali route until 1988, when she was sold to Stena Line. She served with Stena Line as Stena Nordica on their service between Gothenburg and Frederikshavn until 1996, when she was transferred to their Lion Ferry subsidiary as the Lion King. In 1997 she was purchased by Tallink and was renamed Fantaasia for use on their Stockholm to Tallinn route.

 

 

Links to Ship Names on this Page:-

Turella - Viking Line (SF Line) 1979-88

Stena Nordica - Stena Line 1988-96

Lion King - Lion Ferry (Stena Line) 1996-97

Fantaasia - Tallink - 1997-

 

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Tallink

Viking Line - Page 1 - Viking Line Ships 1959-1978

Viking Line - Page 2 - Viking Line Ships 1979-1980

Viking Line - Page 3 - Viking Line Ships 1981-1989

Viking Line - Page 4 - Viking Line Ships 1989-2002

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Turella (Viking Line: 1979-88)

 

Turella was built by Wärtsilä Åbo, Finland, in 1979 for Viking Line consortium member SF Line. She was 16630 gross tons, 136.1m in length, and could carry 1700 passengers (732 berths) and 549 cars. Turella was used on the Kapellskär-Mariehamn-Naantali route until 1988, when she was sold to Stena Line as Stena Nordica.

 

This is an official Viking Line postcard.

 

This is an official Viking Line postcard.

 

This is an official Viking Line postcard.

 

 

 

 

 

Stena Nordica (Stena Line: 1988-96)

 

Turella was used on the Kapellskär-Mariehamn-Naantali route until 1988, when she was sold to Stena Line. She served with Stena Line as Stena Nordica on their service between Gothenburg and Frederikshavn until 1996, when she was transferred to their Lion Ferry subsidiary as the Lion King.

 

 

Images will be added soon!

 

 

 

 

 

Lion King (Lion Ferry: 1996-97)

 

Stena Nordica was transferred to the Stena Line subsidiary Lion Ferry as the Lion King in 1996. In 1997 she was purchased by Tallink and was renamed Fantaasia. for use on their Stockholm to Tallinn route.

 

 

Images will be added soon!

 

 

 

 

 

Fantaasia (Tallink: 1997- )

 

Fantaasia was built in 1979 as Turella for SF Line, part of the Viking Line consortium. She was sold in 1988 to Stena Line, and served as Stena Nordica and Lion King. She was bought by Tallink in 1997 and renamed Fantaasia.

 

Official Hansatee-Tallink cards of Fantaasia.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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