Have sent you an email Fred

rgds
Derek

As Rigoletto a visitor to my home town of Harwich a few times in the sixties. Wallenius ships were regular callers until they got to big for the wharf at Harwich.
There is an article in the months "Ships Monthly" about the port and features some of the Wallenius ships.
http://www.shipsmonthly.com/

regards
Derek

As allways, thank you for your efforts,John, You sure make it easy to place oldies on the site,regards-Fred

Hi Fred,

from the following site:

http://www.mareud.com/postcard/wallenius_traviata2.htm

IMO 5367805, Built Kieler Howaldtserke AG, Kiel, W. Germany .
DWT: 2779
Dim: 78,64 x 13,11 x ? m. Draft: 5,658 m.

1955: Delivered to Rederi AB Soya, Stockholm, Sweden as TRAVIATA (II)
1962: Converted with two additional car decks between the superstructure. (New tonnage: 2.776 dwt, 3.046 grt
1968: Sold to Grimaldi Cia. di Nav., Italy. Renamed RIGOLETTO.
1976: Sold to Sicula Oceanica S.A., Palermo, Italy.
1980: Sold to Grandi Traghetti S.p.A., Italy.
1980: Broken up in Spezia Italy where she arrived 1/10 1979

kind regards,

John