MS Bohus

	MS Bohus in Strömstad
History
Name	1971-1983: Prinsessan Desirée; 1983-1985: Europafärgen; 1985-1987: Europafärgen II; 1987-1994: Lion Princess; 1994 onwards: Bohus; 2019: Ionian Star;
Operator	1971-1981: Sessan Linjen; 1981-1981: B&I Line; 1981-1981: Sealink; 1981-1982: Stena Line; 1982-1982: Sally Line; 1982-1993: Lion Ferry; 1993-1999: Scandi Line; 1999-2019: Color Line; 2019-: ;
Port of registry	1971-1993: Gothenburg Sweden; 1993-2019: Sandefjord Norway; 2019-: Sandefjord Panama;
Builder	Aalborg Værft A/S, Danmark
Yard number	190
Identification	IMO number: 7037806
Status	In service
General characteristics
Tonnage	9,149 GT
Length	123.40 m (404 ft 10 in)
Beam	19.20 m (63 ft 0 in)
Draught	5.40 m (17 ft 9 in)
Installed power	8 × NOHAB SF 112 diesels
Propulsion	2 × controllable pitch propellers; 1 × bow thruster;
Speed	21 kn (38.89 km/h; 24.17 mph)
Capacity	1165 passengers; 240 cars;

Prinsessan Désirée 1976 in Frederikshavn

MV Bohus is a ferry built 1971 by Aalborg Vaerft as Prinsessan Désirée for Swedish Sessanlinjen's ferry service between Gothenburg and Frederikshavn. Later she sailed a.o. between Vaberg and Grena as Europafaerjan and Europafaerjan II. After Stena Line took over this route, she was used by the in-house company Lion Ferry as Lion Princess between Karlskrona and Gdynia. Since 1994 her name was Bohus, operating for Scandi Line between Sandefjord and Strömstad. eingesetzt. 1999 Color Scandi Line was created and since 2000 the ship sailed for Color Line.

2019 the ship was sold to Red Star Ferries. In August she was renamed Ionian Star and sailed under Panama flag between Brindisi in Italy and Vlora in Albania.

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^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2010-10-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2010-10-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2010-10-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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v t Color Line ships
Current fleet	Color Viking Superspeed 1 Color Magic Color Fantasy Color Hybrid
Former ships	Prinsesse Ragnhild Christian IV Peter Wessel Color Festival Kronprins Harald Jupiter Bohus

History
MS Bohus in Strömstad
Name	1971-1983: Prinsessan Desirée 1983-1985: Europafärgen 1985-1987: Europafärgen II 1987-1994: Lion Princess 1994 onwards: Bohus 2019: Ionian Star
Operator	1971-1981: Sessan Linjen 1981-1981: B&I Line 1981-1981: Sealink 1981-1982: Stena Line 1982-1982: Sally Line 1982-1993: Lion Ferry 1993-1999: Scandi Line 1999-2019: Color Line 2019-:
Port of registry	1971-1993: Gothenburg Sweden 1993-2019: Sandefjord Norway 2019-: Sandefjord Panama
Builder	Aalborg Værft A/S, Danmark
Yard number	190
Identification	IMO number: 7037806
Status	In service
General characteristics
Tonnage	9,149 GT^[1]
Length	123.40 m (404 ft 10 in)
Beam	19.20 m (63 ft 0 in)
Draught	5.40 m (17 ft 9 in)
Installed power	8 × NOHAB SF 112 diesels^[2]
Propulsion	2 × controllable pitch propellers 1 × bow thruster
Speed	21 kn (38.89 km/h; 24.17 mph)
Capacity	1165 passengers 240 cars