Finland Steamship Company - Ships

Ships

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  • SS Arcturus (1899–1957) - Passenger ship that operated primarily on the Hanko—Copenhagen—Hull route.
  • SS Wellamo (1927–1967) - Restarted Helsinki—Stockholm and Helsinki—Tallinn traffic after World War II. Scrapped in 1969.
  • MS Ilmatar (1964–1980) - Later the casino cruise ship MS Palm Beach Princess. Scrapped in 2011.
  • MS Finlandia (1967–1976) - Effoa's first modern car/passenger ferry. Scrapped in 2009.
  • MS Aallotar (1972–1978) - First ship to start year-round traffic between Helsinki and Stockholm. Scrapped in 2004.
  • MS Finlandia (1981–1990) - Largest cruiseferry of her time. Later M/S Queen of Scandinavia of DFDS Seaways.
  • GTS Finnjet (1986–1990) - Purchased from Enso-Gutzeit. The longest and fastest cruiseferry of her time (still fastest as of 2008).

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