MS Theofilos

	Theofilos at Piraeus, Greece in 2012
History
Name	1975–1985: Nils Holgersson; 1985–1994: Abel Tasman; 1994–1995: Pollux; 1995–2022: Theofilos; 2022–2022: Ilos;
Owner	1975–1985: TT-Line; 1985–1994: Spirit of Tasmania; 1994–1995: Ventouris Ferries; 1995–2020: Nel Lines ; 2020–2022: Anen Lines;
Operator	1975–1985: TT-Line; 1985–1994: Spirit of Tasmania; 1994–1995: Ventouris Ferries; 1995–2022: Nel Lines;
Port of registry	1975–1985: Lübeck Germany; 1985–1994: Devonport Australia; 1994–1995: Piraeus Greece; 1995–2020: Mytiline Greece ; 2020–2022: Togo;
Route	1975–1985: Travemünde–Trelleborg; 1985–1993: Devonport–Melbourne; 1994–1995: Igoumenitsa – Bari; 1995–2015: Piraeus–Chios–Mytilini–Thessaloniki; 2014–2015: Laid Up in Piraeus; 2015–2018: Laid Up in Drapetsona; 2018–5 March 2021: Laid Up in Elefsina ; 6 March 2021–13 May 2022: Laid Up in Salamis;
Ordered	1974
Builder	Nobiskrug, Rendsburg
Yard number	682
Launched	26 October 1974
Completed	1975
Maiden voyage	May 1975
In service	May 1975
Out of service	2014-2022
Identification	IMO number: 7362108; Call sign: SWJC; MMSI number: 239369000;
Fate	Scrapped in Aliağa, Turkey in 2022.
General characteristics
Tonnage	19,212 GT; 3,472 t DWT;
Length	148.9 m
Beam	23.3m
Draught	5.5 m.
Ice class	1A
Installed power	X2 Pielstick 16PC2-5V diesel engines; 15,300 kW (combined);
Speed	21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Capacity	1,800 passengers; 470 vehicles;

The MS Theofilos was a passenger/vehicle ferry built at the Nobiskrug shipyard in Rendsburg, Germany in 1975.

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History
Theofilos at Piraeus, Greece in 2012
Name	1975–1985: Nils Holgersson 1985–1994: Abel Tasman 1994–1995: Pollux 1995–2022: Theofilos^[1] 2022–2022: Ilos
Owner	1975–1985: TT-Line 1985–1994: Spirit of Tasmania 1994–1995: Ventouris Ferries 1995–2020: Nel Lines 2020–2022: Anen Lines
Operator	1975–1985: TT-Line 1985–1994: Spirit of Tasmania 1994–1995: Ventouris Ferries 1995–2022: Nel Lines
Port of registry	1975–1985: Lübeck Germany 1985–1994: Devonport Australia 1994–1995: Piraeus Greece 1995–2020: Mytiline Greece 2020–2022: Togo
Route	1975–1985: Travemünde–Trelleborg 1985–1993: Devonport–Melbourne 1994–1995: Igoumenitsa – Bari 1995–2015: Piraeus–Chios–Mytilini–Thessaloniki 2014–2015: Laid Up in Piraeus 2015–2018: Laid Up in Drapetsona 2018–5 March 2021: Laid Up in Elefsina 6 March 2021–13 May 2022: Laid Up in Salamis
Ordered	1974
Builder	Nobiskrug, Rendsburg
Yard number	682
Launched	26 October 1974
Completed	1975
Maiden voyage	May 1975
In service	May 1975
Out of service	2014-2022
Identification	IMO number: 7362108 Call sign: SWJC MMSI number: 239369000
Fate	Scrapped in Aliağa, Turkey in 2022.
General characteristics
Tonnage	19,212 GT^[1] 3,472 t DWT^[1]
Length	148.9 m
Beam	23.3m
Draught	5.5 m.
Ice class	1A
Installed power	X2 Pielstick 16PC2-5V diesel engines 15,300 kW (combined)^[1]
Speed	21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)^[1]
Capacity	1,800 passengers 470 vehicles^[1]