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F/B Express Olympia

Photo © George Giannakis, Piraeus, 15/11/95 #6152

Ship	Express Olympia (1992) ΕΞΠΡΕΣ ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑ	Building Spec.	Jos L. Meyer Werft, Papenburg Ems, Germany, 1973 – N°570
Call Sign	SXMU	IMO Number	7310258
GRT	4.477	DWT	1.982
Dimensions	109,15 x 17,25 x 4,7	Engines	2 Crossley – Pielstick 12PC2VMK5, 8.531 kW
Speed	19,5 knots	Passengers	1.500
Beds	298 in 70 cabins	Cars	300
Lane Metres	414	Sister ships	Ajman 1 († 2004) Apollo Boughaz († 2015) Fagr († 2002) Puerto Vallarta († 2010) Rahal Sinaloa Star († 2008) St. Damian
Registry Port	Piraeus	Flag	Greek
Former Names/Own.	Viking 4 – Rederi AB Sally (Viking Line) 1973-08/1980 Earl Granville – William & Glynn Industrial Leasing Ltd 08/1980-07/1984 Chartered to Sealink UK 08/1980-07/1984 Earl Granville – Sealink British Ferries 07/1984-05/1990 Earl Granville – Seacontainers 05/1990-11/1990 Express Olympia – Agapitos Bros 11/1990-1992
New Names/Owners	Express Olympia – Minoan Flying Dolphins / Hellas Ferries 11/1999-12/2001 Express Olympia – Hellas Flying Dolphins / Hellas Ferries 12/2001-01/2005 Express Olympia – Hellenic Seaways 01/2005-06/2005 Scrapped at Alang (India) in June 2005 as “Express O”
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One of the few ex-Viking Line ships in service in Greek Seas, the only one of her family until the end of August 2007, when the “Roslagen” is expected to came in Greece for ANMEZ. Delivered to Viking Line on 16 June 1973 for the service Stockholm - Mariehamn (Aland) - Turku, was later moved to Kapellskar - Mariehamn - Nadendal line. In 1980 was sold to Sealink, who owned her until 1990, when she was bought by Agapitos for the line Piraeus - Syros - Paros - Naxos - Ios - Santorini - Anafi. When bought by Agapitos the stern superstructure was increased. Taken over by Agapitos Express Ferries in 1993, was the ship who forced the Greek Ministry of Mercantile Marine to introduce in Greece the computerized-system for reservations: after an inspection of Piraeus’s port police, the ship, which had a certificate for 1.200 persons, discharged at the arrival 2.200 passengers!!! Apart of this fact, the ferry is remembered under Agapitos Express Ferries’s colours for her reliable Piraeus – Paros – Naxos – Ios – Santorini departure of 22.00 hours, and, personally, also for her good food! I travelled aboard her on 27/06/96 from Paros to Piraeus. Certainly she was not a “cruise ferry”, however she had very spacious lounges with a lot of seats. On November 1999 was acquired by Minoan Flying Dolphins, which put her on Piraeus - Paros - Naxos - Ikaria - Fourni - Samos line; was laid up and put on sales market on September 2004, and spent also few months under Hellenic Seaways ownership before being sold for scrap in June 2005. Despite of her Baltic origins the “Meltemi” wind was very hard for “Express Olympia”…..

Photo Gallery

Viking Line
Official Postcard	Pieter Inpijn’s collection

VIKING LINE – Viking 4 (1973-1980)

Sealink British Railways	Portsmouth, June 1984
Official Postcard	Brian Fisher

SEALINK BRITISH RAILWAYS – Earl Granville (1980-1984)

Portsmouth, April 1987	Portsmouth, April 1988
Brian Fisher	Tony Garner

SEALINK BRITISH FERRIES / SEACONTAINERS – Earl Granville (1984-1990)

British Ferries

Postcard

BRITISH FERRIES / SEACONTAINERS – Earl Granville (1990)

George Giannakis

AGAPITOS BROS – Express Olympia (1990-1992)

Paros, September 1994	01/07/1996	Astypalea, 1996	Santorini, 1997	Saronikos, 1998	Piraeus
Douglas Cromby	Carsten Dettmer	Emilio Barenghi	Emilio Barenghi	Emilio Barenghi	Antonios Lazaris
		Gunnar Menzer

AGAPITOS EXPRESS FERRIES – Express Olympia (1994-1999)

Official postcard	Piraeus, June 2000
M.F.D. Hellas Ferries	Aleksi Lindström

MINOAN FLYING DOLPHINS / HELLAS FERRIES – Express Olympia (2000-2002)

Vathi, 28/07/2004	Vathi, 28/07/2004
Carsten Dettmer	Carsten Dettmer

HELLAS FLYING DOLPHINS / HELLAS FERRIES – Express Olympia (2002-2005)

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