Ro/ro vehicle carrier “Drosselfels” leaving Dammam, Saudi Arabia, October 1977, on charter to DDG-Hansa
Owner: DFDS A/S, Copenhagen
Flag: Denmark
Port of registry: Esbjerg
Builder: Helsingor Vaerft A/S, Helsingor, Denmark (Hull-407)
Gross tons: 5,991
Deadweight: 6,900
Length overall: 144.0 m
Max. draft: 7.087 m
Engines 2 x 18-cylinder B&W type 18U50LU diesels, total 27,540 b.h.p., by builders
Speed: 22.5 knots
Capacities: 350 cars & 12 passengers
Completed December 1975 as “Dana Futura” for DFDS
1976: renamed "Dammam Express" for charter Atlanta Shipping Corp.
1977: renamed "Drosselfels" charter DDG-Hansa, Bremen, West Germany
Later 1977: reverted original name on completion of charter.
1988: sold to sold to Rederi AB Nordö Link, Malmö, Sweden, renamed “Skane Link”; rebuilt with more cabins for an additional 118 passengers
1991: sold to Thatsea Shipping Co. Ltd., Limassol (Ventouris Ferries), renamed “Polaris”.
March 2011: sold to Argo Systems, Basseterre, St Kitts & Nevis, renamed “Larisa”
April 2011: arrived Alang, India, for scrapping.
See http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/dana_futura_1975.htm for more details & full history