F/B IALYSSOS

Photo © Michele Lulurgas, Piraeus, 06/10/00

Ship	Ialyssos (1982) ΙΑΛΥΣΟΣ	Building Spec.	1966 at Wartsila, Helsinki, Finland N° 380
Call Sign	SYUL	IMO Number	6605450
GRT	7.458 (7.586 as “Stena Baltica”)	DWT	1.808
Dimensions	134,5 x 22,53 x 5,80	Engines	2 Wartsila-Sulzer 8c, 10.300 kW
Speed	21 knots	Passengers	1.400
Beds	500 (612 as “Stena Baltica”)	Cars	240
Lane Metres	468	Sister Ships	Freewinds Princesa Marissa Queen Calliope
Registry Port	Rhodes	Flag	Greek
Former Owners	Finnlines 1966-69 Rederi Ab Svea 1969-77 Stena Line 1978-82	Former Names	Finnpartner 1966-69 Sveaborg 1969-77 Peer Gynt 1977-78 Stena Baltica 1978-82
New Owners	Farley Shipping 2002-03 Scrapped in India 2003	New Names	Salim 2002 Noura I 2002-03
Line

Also built at Wartsila, started service in 1966 connecting Helsinki, Nynashamn, Karlskrona, Copenhagen, Travemunde, Slite for Finnlines cruising in summer periods. Was sold in 1969 to Rederi Ab Svea, renamed “Sveaborg” and put between Helsingborg, Copenhagen e Travemunde. In 1977 was chartered by DA-NO Linjen for the link Aarhus - Oslo but the company had financial problems, so the service was took over by Rederi Ab Svea. In 1978 the ship was purchased by Stena Line, which added to ship side sponsons and an accomodation block located at bow, work carried by Werft Redengsburg at Nobiskrug. In 1982 was bought by Dane Sea Line, which cut away the accommodation block added by Stena Line and put her on the classic line Piraeus - Patmos - Leros - Kalymnos - Kos - Rhodes, diverting sometimes to Astypalea, Nissiros, Tilos, Symi and Kastelorizo. A extremely-well finished and luxurious vessel on her years of service under the names “Finnpartner”, “Sveaborg” and “Peer Gynt”, was extremely appreciated also in Greece, even if her on-board services were considerably reduced. In October 2000 was arrested in Piraeus by the ministry before of a departure to Astypalea, Kos and Rhodes with a breakdown to an engine. Another ship which has no more future in Greek domestic services. At the end of 2001 was sold to Farley Shipping, a Greek company controlled by Arab investors, and renamed “Noura I”; soon employed on the unlucky link Suez – Jeddah, was sometimes used also between Ukraine and Egypt until her sale for scrap of December 2003. For a while she carried also the name “Salim” between “Ialyssos” and “Noura I”.

FINNLINES F/B Finnpartner photo by courtesy of Micke Asklander

REDERI AB SVEA F/B Sveaborg photo by courtesy of Micke Asklander

DA-NO LINJEN F/B Peer Gynt, photo by courtesy of Micke Asklander

STENA LINE M/N Stena Baltica Photo © Peter Asklander

Photo © Peter Asklander

Official DANE SEA LINE postcard

Photo © Gunnar Menzer

Photo by courtesy of EFOPLISTIS magazine

Photo © Emilio Barenghi

FAIRLEY SHIPPING LINES F/B Noura I – Photo from Fairley Shipping Lines

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