April 30th 1970: Launched.
October 1st 1970: Completed and delivered to Stena Ab, Göteborg.
October 1st 1970: Chartered to Canadian Ministry of Transport, St John, Kanada.
October 1970 - 1972: Commenced service between North Sydney - Port aux Basques.
July 1st 1974: Sold to Barclay´s Export & Finance Ltd, Scotland. (British Transport Ship Management Scotland Ltd.)
July 7th 1974: Arrived at Wellington Dock, Dover for rebuilding.
August 1974: Proceeded to Middlesbrough for dry-docking.
December 16th 1974: Renamed ULIDIA. Introduced by Sealink, British Rail on services between Stranraer - Larne.
1980 (early): Off service with gear-box problems
May 1980: Laid up in Newhaven.
June 1980: Operated services between Newhaven - Dieppe as cover for SENLAC which had suffered a fire in her alternator room on June 13th ,whilst in Dieppe.
1980: Operated services between Dover - Dunkerque.
July 8th 1981 - September 12th 1981: Operated as relief at Newhaven
November 2nd 1981: Sold to Corvo Shipping Inc (Manta Line Inc Manager),Piraeus, Greece. Renamed AUTO TRADER.
November 2nd 1981: Left Dover for Greece.
1985: Sold to Internationell Agency for Shipping & Trading Co, Alexandria, Egypt.
1986: Renamed RAGA QUEEN.
November 20th 1987: Sold to A/S Team Askøy, Bergen, Norway (Rutelaget Askøy - Bergen).
December 1987: Rebuilt at Kristiansands Mek. Verksted, Kristiansand, Norway.
1988: Renamed FJORDVEIEN.
July 1st 1988: Began operations for A/S Rogaland Kystferger between Skudeneshavn - Mejkarvik.
November 29th 1992 - December 30th 1993: Laid up.
© Jürgen Stein
December 31st 1993: Commenced service between Bergen - Stavanger.
March 14th 1994: Laid up with engine problems.
December 1994: Sold to Rederi Ab Lillgard, Mariehamn, Finland. Renamed FJÄRDVÄGEN.
© Marko Stampehl
December 1994: Refitted at Laksevågs Verft, A/S, Bergen.
December 18th 1994: Left Bergen for Långnäs.
December 21st 1994: Arrived at Långnäs.
December 1994: Commenced service between Långnäs - Nådendal.
© Dirk Jankowsky
December 1995: Sold to Bastø Fosen AS, Trondheim, Norway and renamed HOLGER STJERN.
December 1995: Arrived at Drammen Ship Repairs, Drammen. Rebuilt in readiness for her new services.
© Marko Stampehl
September 15th 1998: A planned sale to Litorina Line for their service between Västervik - Visby - Ventspils, fell through.
June 1999: Sold to Meridiano S.r.L. Genoa, Italy and renamed HOLGER.
June 1999: Commenced service between Reggio di Calabria - Messina.
2001: Home port changed to Reggio di Calabria.
September 2004: She was laid up in Reggio di Calabria
© Matt Murtland
2005: Sold to OrsaSea Tasimicilik ve Ticaret, Istanbul, Turkey and renamed MELTEM G.
2008: After damage, repairs to port side bridge-wing at Istanbul Shipyard.
© Ivan Meshkov
April 2009: Sold to unknown Turkish buyers and renamed LIDER AVRASYA
© Gerolf Drebes
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