British Transport Commission Southern Region, London, England.

November 18^th - November 22^nd 1960: Made a VIP trip to the Channel Islands.

December 2^nd 1960: Commenced service between Weymouth - Jersey - Guernsey. During her first winter in service, the ship continued on to St Malo on a Saturday.

January 1^st 1963:

British Railways Board succeeded British Transport Commission

British Railways, (blue hull and red funnels) and the "Double - Arrow"

December 14^th 1966: Arrived at Dover to relieve on the "Golden Arrow" service to Calais, remaining until January 1967. Then returned to Weymouth.

August 22^nd 1968: Holed while entering Weymouth and had to go to dry-dock at Falmouth for repairs.

November 1969: It was announced that British Rail’s Shipping and International Services Division (S.I.S.D.) had adopted the new brand name

Sealink and as a consequence all vessels were to be painted in the new house colours.

1971(early): Internal alterations were carried out to provide better facilities. The cafeteria on ‘D‘ deck was converted into a lounge and a new lounge area was created for on ‘A’ deck, giving a total of 870 seats, numbered to allow the introduction of the new reservation system on May 1^st 1971.

July 19^th 1972: In thick fog collided with the quayside in St Peter Port. Repaired in Falmouth.

July 7^th 1973: Ran aground near Jersey, minor damage which was repaired.

1973:

Sealink trading name painted on hulls

October 6^th 1975: Final day in commercial traffic between Weymouth - Jersey - Guernsey.

February 3^rd 1976: Left Weymouth for Dover.

February 1976: Commenced service between Dover - Calais.

April 11^th 1978 - May 6^th 1978: Required at Weymouth as cover.

1977: Operated between Dover - Boulogne.

April 1978: Operated for a short time between Weymouth - Jersey - Guernsey.

January 1^st 1979: Registered to

Sealink U.K. Ltd.

September 29^th 1979: Completed her scheduled summer season. A hastily-arranged excursion to Boulogne on the following day carried 1,128 passengers at just £4 a head and October 1^st, saw her last trip of the season with an agents’ special. Then to Calais for lay-up.

May 16^th 1980: Commenced service between Folkestone - Calais/ Boulogne.

July 1^st 1980 - September 27^th 1980: Operated between Dover / Folkestone - Calais/ Boulogne.

September 27^th 1980: Operated a series of daily Dover-Boulogne day excursions.

October 4^th 1980: Made her final crossing Folkestone - Boulogne, on public charter in aid of

RNLI. Later that evening sailed to Dover to de-store.

October 7^th 1980: Sailed to Newhaven to lay-up.

December 20^th 1980: Sailed for Hong Kong, having been sold to

Superluck Enterprises Inc of Panama. October 10^th 1981: Arrived in Hong Kong. Renamed AESAREA. Laid up.

September 9^th 1983: In hurricane "Ellen" she was beached , but re-floated the following day.

1984: Sold to unknown Philippine buyer.

April 2^nd 1986: Left Kure, Japan for planned be-build to floating hotel, however no work took place.

June 25^th 1986: Left Kure for South Korean breakers.

(INFORMATION COURTESY OF NIGEL THORNTON)