Rederi Ab Sally was a Finnish shipping company founded in the 1940s by Algot Johansson. Originally a tanker operator, Sally became a dominant member of the Viking Line shipping consortium in the 1970s. The company met bad times in the 1980s and was bought by its rivals Effoa and Johnson Line (owners of Silja Line) in 1987. In 1990 the operations of Sally, Effoa and Johnson Line were merged into EffJohn and Rederi Ab Sally ceased to exist as an independent company. The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949. ... Viking Line MS Gabriella Viking Line is a Finnish shipping company that operates a fleet of large combined cruiseferry ships between Finland, the Åland Islands, Sweden and Estonia. ... S/S Titania, an FÅA ship that sailed on Helsinki/Hanko– Copenhagen– Hull in the early 20th century. ... Silja Line ships in Helsinki in 2004 Silja Line (Silja Oyj Apb) is a Finnish shipping company owned as of 2006 by the Estonian ferry operator Tallink. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Subsdiaries

During its history Rederi Ab Sally was involved in operating tankers, ferries, cruiseferries and cruise ships, it fully or partially owned numerous subsidiaries, including: Tanker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The ferryboat Dongan Hills, filled with commuters, about to dock at a New York City pier, ca. ... Pride of Bilbao, a cruise ferry operated by P&O Ferries. ... Pacific Sky sails under Sydney Harbour Bridge A cruise ship is a passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the ships amenities are considered an essential part of the experience. ...

• Rederi Ab Vikinglinjen / Rederi Ab Solstad - founded in 1959, Rederi Ab Sally majority of stocks in 1963, merged into Rederi Ab Sally in the 1970s.
• Vaasanlaivat / Vasabåtarna - bought from Enso-Gutzeit in 1982.
• Sally Line UK - founded in 1981.
• Commodore Cruise Lines - bought in the late 1970s / early 1980s.
• Sally Cruise - founded in 1986.
• Ånedin Linjen - purchased in 1986.

Rederi Ab Sally was also a partner in the Viking Line consortium from its founding in 1966 until 1987, when Sally was bought by the owners of Viking Line's main rivals Silja Line, and the other Viking Line partners Rederi AB Slite and SF Line forced Sally to withdraw from the consortium. Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Wasa Line (earlier Oy Vaasa-Umeå Ab and Vaasanlaivat/Vasabåtarna) was a Finnish shipping company, established in 1948 and ceased trading when merged into Silja Line in 1993. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rederi AB Slite was a Swedish shipping company, founded in 1947 by Carl Bertil Myrsten and his sister Inga Gattberg. ...

External links

• Sally & Silja discussion at FCBS forum (in Finnish)
• Commodore Cruise Lines at Simplon Postcards
• Rederi Ab Vikinglinjen at Maritime Timetable Images
• Sally Line UK at Simplon Postcards