SWEDISH QUEEN NAMED SILVIA REGINA

摘要

After a similar building process to elder sister Finlandia involving the Wartsila Shipyards at Perno and Turku, Silvia. Regina was named by Sweden's Queen Silvia on 28 April 1981, but instead of being delivered directly to operator Svea Line, her owners were Finnish company Suomen Yritysrahoitus from Helsinki, which was also the vessel's port of registry. Her career with Svea was only short as the company was absorbed by its parent Johnson Line with their yellow and blue funnel colours introduced. Like Finlandia, Silvia Regina had wide bows to boost vehicle capacity and was also rebuilt forward at Wartsila's Perno yard, with work starting on 13 January 1982 before a return to service early in the following month. During 1984 the vessel's home port was changed from Helsinki to Mariehamn in the Aland Islands and in 1987 Johnson Line bought her from Yritysrahoitus and changed her registry to the Swedish flag.