The ferry site

M/F Apollo


Route-
IMO7006314
Building year1970
Building yardJos. L. Meyer, Germany (#560)
OwnerSociété des traversiers du Québec
Operator-
Length108,7 m
Breadth17,2 m
Draft4,6 m
GT4.371 / 6.480
Machinery2 * Klöckner-Humboldt-Deutz SBV 12M 350 (1970-1982)
2 * MAN/B&W 9L32/36 (1982-)
Speed16,5 kn.
Number of passengers1.200 / 870 / 240
Number of beds222 / 194
Number of cars260 / 210
Lanemetres440
Port of registrySt. John
FlagCanada
Former namesApollo (2019-2021) - Société des traversiers du Québec
Apollo (1999-2019) - Labrador Marine
Apollo (1999) - Langeland-Kiel (1965-1999)
Apollo (1998-1999)
Apollo (1995-1998) - Eestin-Linjat
Corbiere (1994) - Tallink
Corbiere (Linda I) (1991-1994) - Estonia New Line
Corbiere (1989-1991) - Truckline Ferries
Corbiere (1985-1989) - Channel Island Ferries
Benodet (1984-1985) - Brittany Ferries
Gelting Nord (1981-1984) - FÃ¥borg-Gelting
Olau Kent (1975-1981) - Olau Line
Apollo (1970-1975) - Viking Line
Former ownersLabrador Marine Inc (2000-2019)
Eckerö Linjen (1991-2000)
Nordisk Færgefart A/S (1981-1991)
Olau Line (1975-1981)
Rederi AB Slite (1970-1975)
Sister shipsBoughaz, Express O, Fagr, Ian, Rahal,
NotesSold in 2021, to scrapping in Turkey.
    M/F Apollo

    Photo: Meyer Werft (Jörg Luke Sølyst's collection)

    M/F Apollo

    Photo: Viking Line

    M/F Apollo

    Photo: Micke Asklander's collection

    M/F Olau Kent

    Photo: Ole Lauritzen

    M/F Gelting Nord

    Photo: Nordisk Færgefart A/S (Jörg Luke Sølyst's collection)

    M/F Gelting Nord

    Photo: Nordisk Færgefart A/S (Jörg Luke Sølyst's collection)

    M/F Corbiere

    Photo: Post card from Mike Anderson's collection

    M/F Apollo

    Photo: Per Jensen (Micke Asklander's collection)

    M/F Apollo

    Photo: Jörg Luke Sølyst

    M/F Apollo

    Photo: Woodward Group

    M/F Apollo

    Photo: Woodward Group

    M/F Apollo

    Photo: Woodward Group