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Apollo was delivered in 1970 from Jos. L. Meyer Schiffswerft in Papenburg,
West Germany. Both M/S Viking 1 and M/S Marella were delivered to Viking Line the same year.
EMPHASIS ON COMFORT
The year 1970 is usually referred to as a milestone year for Viking Line. Firstly, three newly built vessels based on extensive fresh thinking were delivered. They were all built to meet the highest Scandinavian standards, with special emphasis on comfort and
service to passengers. Secondly, the road to the ferry terminal in Kapellskär was promoted to European Highway. Hence, the car ferries became a natural continuation of the highway, with the same European Highway status.
IN SERVICE BETWEEN SWEDEN AND FINLAND
Apollo initially served on the Kapellskär–Mariehamn–Naantali route. She started operating on the route Stockholm–Mariehamn–Turku in 1975 and last plied between Stockholm and Mariehamn.
APOLLO REMAINS HER NAME
Apollo served for Viking Line from May 1970 until March 1976, when she was sold to a Danish shipping company and renamed Olau Kent. She later served as Gelting Nord and Benodet and was sold to the Åland shipping company Eckerölinjen as the Corbiere.
Apollo served Eckerölinjen from 1990 until 2000 when she was sold to Canada where she provides service for the Woodward Group under her original name Apollo.

Sources: ”Vägen över havet” by Per-Henrik Sjöström, sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Eckerölinjen, ”Historien om ett rederi, Eckerö Linjen 1960–1985”, issued on the
occasion of the 25th anniversary of the company Eckerölinjen, http://www.turkusteamers.
com, http://www.vikingline.fi and http://www.faktaomfartyg.se.

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Built as a ro-ro ferry under yard No 560 by Jos. L. Meyer Werft at Papenburg, Germany for Carl Bertil Myrsten, Slite, Sweden.
19 December 1970 launched as the APOLLO, she was christened by Isabella Myrsten.
Tonnage 4,238 grt, 2,126 net, 1,100 dwt. Dim. 108.07 x 17.20 x 6.00m, draught 4.60m. Length bpp. 95.5m
Powered by two Deutz SBV 12M 350 diesel engines, 8,000 hp., two controllable pitch propellers, speed 18.5 knots.
Accommodation for 1,200 passengers, 222 berths.
Ice class IA
29 April 1970 delivered, building cost 25 million SK. Homeport Slite

After delivery managed by Ab Slite/Ab Volo at Slite.
01 May 1970 arrived in Slite.
02 May 1970 used in the service of the Viking Line between Kapellskär-Mariehamn and Naantali.
18 March 1972 she rescued three men from the trawler GAIA who sank in the pack-ice in the Åland Sea about 10 miles north east of Flötjan, from a life raft.
19 July 1973 after the VIKING I grounded she picked up the passengers and disembarked them at Kapellskar.

From 12 May 1975 till 16 December 1975 used in the service between Stockholm-Mariehamn and Turku.
During the autumn of 1975 used between Stockholm and Mariehamn.

12 March 1976 sold to Olau Line A/S, Ribe, Denmark.
17 March 1976 renamed in OLAU KENT.
01 April 1976 used in the service between Sheerness and Vlissingen (Flushing).
19 December 1976 during loading alongside in Sheerness a fire broke out at 22.00 in the boiler room, passengers were evacuated to the terminal. At midnight the fire was extinguished and the OLAU KENT went to Vlissingen for repairs.
10 September 1980 arrested in Vlissingen, most probably for unpaid bills.
09 November 1980 sold during a public auction to the Sparkassen SDS, Copenhagen, Denmark who sells the vessel to Nordic Faergefart A/S, Faaborg, Denmark, renamed in GELTING NORD.
March 1981 used in the service between Faaborg and Gelting, Germany.

1982 New engines installed at the Svendborgs Varv. Two MAN/B&W 9L32/36 diesel engines 6,569 hp. (4,899 kW).

01 May 1982 till 31 December 1982 used by A/S Kattegat in the service from Hundested to Sandefjord, the shipping line closed down after they were facing a financial collapse.
January 1984 laid up.
March 1983 transferred to Nordisk Faergefart A/S, Nassau, Bahamas. Chartered by Brittany Ferries, Morlaix, France, renamed BENODET.
30 April 1984 used in the service between Plymouth and Roscoff.
28 March 1985 chartered by British Channel Islands Ferries and renamed in CORBIERE.
Used in the service between Poole and Cherbourg till 10 April 1989.
May 1989 chartered by Truckline Ferries and used in the service between Poole and Cherbourg
September 1990 sold to Marne Invest, Nassau, Bahamas (SeaEscape), then the same month sold to Oy Eckerölinjens AB, Douglas, Isle of Man and managed by Brittany Ferries.
22 September 1991 her last sailing in the service between Poole to Cherbourg.
03 November 1991 used in the service between Helsingfors and Tallinn for the Estonion New Line under the name LINDA. Managed by Commercial Centre Inreko, Tallinn, Estonia. The LINDA was transferred to the Estonian shipping register.
04 November 1991 on board there were 225,000 cigarettes seized in a horse-drawn carriage after arrival in Helsinki.
02 November 1992 due to mechanical problems her sailings were cancelled.
From 1993 till 1994 used in several Estonian Shipping Companies, Tallink.
07 May 1993 customs in Helsinki makes a large seizure of contraband goods that arrived from Tallinn by the LINDA.
1994 Chartered by Tallink

04 October 1994 after the disaster with the ESTONIA she was stopped at Helsinki due to defects in the bow doors.
07 October 1994 after repair resumed sailing.
March 1995 renamed APOLLO.
May 1995 transferred to Rederi Ab Eckerö in Eckerö and used in the service between Helsinki and Tallinn. The company was jointly owned together with the Birka Line.
April 1996 the 31% shares of the Birka Line were bought by Eckerö.
October 1997 laid up in Mariehamn
18 May 1998 chartered as a hotel ship in Vyborg, Russia for a half year.
During the autumn laid up in Mariehamn.
From 09 November till December 1998 chartered by Tallink and used in the service between Kapellskär and Paldiski as a cargo vessel.
11 Feberuary1999 chartered by Faergefart Nordisk A/S, Faaborg, Denmark.
01 March 1999 used in the service between Bagenkop to Kiel until 30 June 1999.
02 July 1999 laid up in Mariehamn.

26 January 2000 sold to Labrador Marine Inc., St John, Newfoundland, Canada not renamed.
Sailed 02 February from Mariehamn and arrived 18 February 2000 in St John.
01 May 2000 used in service of the Woodward Group from St Barbe to Blanc Sablon across the Strait of Belle Isle. The voyage takes around 1¾ hour.
10 January 2008 she got a fire in the boiler room which was quickly extinguished.
2011 In service.
Bureau Veritas gives IMO NO 7006314 , tonnage 6,480 grt, 2,219 net, 4,371 dwt. Her engine power now given as 7,330 kW (9,960 hp), speed 20 knots.

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Source: http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/apollo_1970.htm and various other web-sites.