MS ''Baltic Ferry'' was built in 1978 by South Korean-based Hyundai H.I. for

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who had intended her, and 10 sister ships to be used for charter or sale to other operators. She was chartered by Townsend Thoresen in 1980, staying with them and their successor

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and

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until 2005. In 1982 the

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requisitioned the vessel to transport troops to the

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. In July 2011 the ship was renamed ''Pavilion'' for her final journey to India for breaking.

Falklands War

In 1982, three vessels operated by European Ferries were

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by the

to assist with the

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.Baker(June 1983)pp.111-118 The three vessels were ''Europic Ferry'',Villar(1984)pp.44&172 ''Nordic Ferry'',Villar(1984)p.173 and ''Baltic Ferry''.Villar(1984)pp.43&173 The ''Baltic Ferry'' entered the Falkland Islands Exclusion zone on 25 May 1982, she had been equipped with a helipad and carried three Army helicopters, 105 troops, and 1,874 tons of stores and ammunition to Ajax Bay on 1 June 1982. After the Falklands war , the vessel was moored in the inner harbour and used as a supply ship. Falkland Islands logistic battalion ( FILOG ) for operations on the island. ''For a list of other ships requisitioned for MoD use see

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Sister Ships

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References

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