Ship History

Logos Hope started life in Rendsburg, north Germany, in1973 as the car ferry, Gustav Vasa with the company Lion Ferry AB. Maintaining the same route between Malmö (Sweden) and Travemünde (Germany) for 10 years, she was chartered out to a variety of companies. Her route was later extended to include Rønne (Denmark) and Trelleborg (Sweden).

In April 1983 she was sold to the Faroese ferry company Smyril Line, and renamed Norröna. Sailing from Torshavn, the Faroese capital, to Lerwick (Shetland Islands), Bergen (Norway), Hantsholm (Denmark) and Seyðisfjörður (Iceland) each summer, she was often chartered in the winter to cover other operators’ overhaul schedules. When Smyril Line delivered a new Norröna in 2003, the old vessel became Norröna I, and was put up for sale. After much deliberation, inspection and prayer, she was purchased by OM in March 2004.

With her track record proving her worth in colder waters, crew look forward to broadening the ship’s horizons, as they take her around the world, serving God and people through their message of knowledge, help and hope.