Viking 4

 

Viking 4 - Earl Granville - Express Olympia

 

 

This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of the Viking Lines ferry Viking 4.

Pages on all the sisters have been created:- 1: Apollo, 2: Viking 1, 3: Viking 3, 4: Diana, 5: Viking 4, 6: Viking 5, 7: Mexican trio

 

Viking 4 was the fifth of the six Papenburg sisters, delivered to Viking Line partner Sally in 1973, for the Kapellskär-Mariehamn-Naantali route. She also served on the Stockholm-Mariehamn-Turku route. In 1980 she was sold to Sealink and served as the Earl Granville on Portsmouth-Channel Islands services. In 1990 she was sold to Greek owners as the Express Olympia.

 

 

Ship Names on this Page:-

Viking 4 - Viking Lines (Sally): 1973-80

Earl Granville - Sealink: 1980-90

Express Olympia - Agapitos/Hellas: 1990-

 

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Viking 4

(Viking Line: 1973-80)

 

Viking 4 was the fifth of the six Papenburg sisters, delivered to Viking Line partner Sally in 1973, for the Kapellskär-Mariehamn-Naantali route. She also served on the Stockholm-Mariehamn-Turku route. In 1980 she was sold to Sealink and served as the Earl Granville on Portsmouth-Channel Islands services. In 1990 she was sold to Greek owners as the Express Olympia.

 

This is an official Viking Line postcard.

Kapellskär-Mariehamn-Naantali and Stockholm-Mariehamn-Turku routes, 1200 passengers, 265 cars.

 

This is an official Viking Line postcard.

Scan: Fakta om Fartyg.

 

 

 

 

 

Earl Granville

(Sealink: 1980-90)

 

In 1980 Viking 4 was sold to Sealink and served as the Earl Granville on service from Portsmouth to the Channel Islands and Cherbourg. Earl Granville also provided cover on other Sealink routes, including Harwich-Kook of Holland, Liverpool - Dun Laoghaire and Stranraer-Larne. In 1990 she was sold to Greek owners as the Express Olympia.

 

 

Official postcard of the Earl Granville (Photo Precision R78525).

 

Ile de Jersey postcard of the Earl Granville (one of a set of 14 Jersey ferry cards).

 

Bob Morris postcard of the Earl Granville in Sealink British Ferries colours.

 

Ferry Publications postcard 0120 of the Earl Granville in Sealink British Ferries colours.

Photo: Miles Cowsill.

 

Chantry Classics postcard CC/S31 of the Earl Granville in British Ferries colours.

Photo: Norman G. Tracy.

 

Photo: FotoFlite.

 

Editions Dubray postcard 511/50 of the Earl Granville in Sealink British Ferries colours.

Photo: J-J Dubray.

 

Editions Le Goubey postcard 10229 of the Earl Granville in British Ferries colours.

 

Leo Cards PS-4 of the Earl Granville leaving Portsmouth in British Ferries colours.

Photo: Don Carr.

 

A&J Wholesale postcardJ.51 of the Earl Granville at Jersey.

 

 

 

 

 

Express Olympia

(Agapitos: 1991-99)

(Hellas: 1999- )

 

In 1990 Earl Granville was sold to Greek owners Aegan Pelagos Naftiki Eteria (Piraeus) as the Express Olympia. In 1991, owners became Agapitos Express Ferries, who in turn became part of Minoan Flying Dolphins (Hellas Ferries) in 1999.

 

 

Ramsey Postcards 55 of the Express Olympia in Agapitos colours.

Photo: © Philip Cone.

 

Express Olympia in Agapitos colours.

Photo: © Bernd Crause.

Scan: Fakta om Fartyg.

 

Express Olympia in Agapitos colours.

Photo: © Fleet File Rotterdam.

Scan: Fakta om Fartyg.

 

Express Olympia in Agapitos colours.

Photo: © Jan Vinther Christensen.

Scan: Fakta om Fartyg.

 

Express Olympia in Agapitos colours, Piraeus.

Photo: © Rickard Sahlsten.

Scan: Fakta om Fartyg.

 

Express Olympia in Hellas Ferries colours, Piraeus.

Photo: © Ton Grootenboer.

Scan: Fakta om Fartyg.

 

Express Olympia in Hellas Ferries colours, Piraeus.

Photo: © Pieter Inpijn.

Scan: Fakta om Fartyg.

 

Express Olympia in Hellas Ferries colours, Piraeus, 25/08/2003.

Photo: © Ian Boyle.

 

Express Olympia in Hellas Ferries colours, Piraeus, 25/08/2003.

Photo: © Ian Boyle.

 

Express Olympia in Hellas Ferries colours, Piraeus, 25/08/2003.

Photo: © Ian Boyle.

 

 

 

 

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