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TT-Line is a shipping company based in Lübeck
Lübeck
The Hanseatic City of Lübeck is the second-largest city in Schleswig-Holstein, in northern Germany, and one of the major ports of Germany. It was for several centuries the "capital" of the Hanseatic League and, because of its Brick Gothic architectural heritage, is listed by UNESCO as a World...

, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

, which has been providing a ferry service between Travemünde
Travemünde
Travemünde is a borough of Lübeck, Germany, located at the mouth of the river Trave in Lübeck Bay. It began life as a fortress built by Henry the Lion, Duke of Saxony, in the 12th century to guard the mouth of the Trave, and the Danes subsequently strengthened it. It became a town in 1317 and in...

 in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Trelleborg
Trelleborg
Trelleborg is a locality and the seat of Trelleborg Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 25,643 inhabitants in 2005. It is the southernmost town in Sweden.-History:...

 in southern Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 since 1962. From 1992 on, Rostock
Rostock
Rostock -Early history:In the 11th century Polabian Slavs founded a settlement at the Warnow river called Roztoc ; the name Rostock is derived from that designation. The Danish king Valdemar I set the town aflame in 1161.Afterwards the place was settled by German traders...

 is also offered as starting harbor to Trelleborg (until 1997 this service was marketed as TR-Line). In 2007, TT-Line possesses six ferries
Ferry
A ferry is a form of transportation, usually a boat, but sometimes a ship, used to carry primarily passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo as well, across a body of water. Most ferries operate on regular, frequent, return services...

.

In 1978 TT-Line acquired 50% of Olau Line
Olau Line
Olau Line was a shipping company that existed between the years 1956 and 1994. It operated a ferry service from the United Kingdom to the Netherlands from 1974 until 1994. Originally based in Denmark, the company passed under ownership of the German TT-Line in 1980.-History:Olau Line was founded in...

 and purchased the rest of the company in 1979. TT-Line remained the sole owner of Olau Line until the line's closure in 1994.

Present

  • M/S Robin Hood (1995-)
  • M/S Nils Dacke (1995-)
  • M/S Nils Holgersson (2001-)
  • M/S Peter Pan (2001-)
  • M/S Tom Sawyer (2001-)
  • M/S Huckleberry Finn (2002-)

Past

  • M/S Nils Holgersson (1) (1962-1967)
  • M/S Peter Pan (1) (1965-1973).
  • M/S Calmar Nyckel (1965, Chartered)
  • M/S Visby (1966, Chartered)
  • M/S Finndana (1966, Chartered)
  • M/S Gösta Berling (1966-1967,1973-1975)
  • M/S Nils Holgersson (2) (1967-1975)
  • M/S Escapade (1967-1973, Chartered)
  • M/S Sardaigne (1969, Chartered)
  • M/S Viking I (1973-1974, Chartered)
  • M/S Gotland (1974, Chartered)
  • M/S Peter Pan (1974-1986)
  • M/S Nils Holgersson (3) (1975-1984).
  • M/S Oliver Twist (1975-1978)
  • M/S Mary Poppins (1975-1976)
  • M/S Robin Hood (1)(1977,1978,1979, Chartered) (1977, chartered)
  • M/S Espresso Olbia (1980, Chartered)
  • M/S Saga Wind (1981-1989)
  • M/S Norröna (1984-1985, 1986. Chartered)
  • M/S Stena Transporter (1984, Chartered)
  • M/S Nordic Sun (1985-1986, Chartered)
  • M/S Robin Hood (2) (1986-1987)
  • M/S Saga Moon (1986, Chartered)
  • M/S Peter Pan (3) (1986-1993).
  • M/S Saga Star (1986-1988, 1993-2002, Chartered)
  • M/S Nils Holgersson (4) (1987-1993)
  • M/S Finnfellow (1988, Chartered)
  • M/S Nils Dacke (1) (1988-1993)
  • M/S Robin Hood(3) (1989-1992)
  • M/S Fedra (1992-1993, Chartered)
  • M/S TT-Traveller (1992-1995, 1997-2002, Chartered)
  • M/S Diana II (1992-1994, chartered)
  • M/S Nils Holgersson (5) (1993-2001)
  • M/S Peter Pan (4) (1993-2001)
  • M/S Via Ionio (1993, Chartered)
  • M/S Aries (1994, Chartered)
  • M/S Saga Aris (1994-1995)
  • M/S Nord Neptunus (1994, Chartered)
  • M/S Villars (1995, Chartered)
  • M/S Nils Dacke (2) (1995-)
  • M/S Gleichberg (1995-1996, Chartered)
  • HSC Delphin (1996-2002)
  • HSC TT-Delphin (2002-2005)
  • M/S Svealand (2006, Chartered)
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