| Sally Line | |
| Fate: | Acquired by Holyman |
| Successor: | Holyman Sally Ferries |
| Foundation: | 1981 |
| Defunct: | 1997 |
| Location: | Ramsgate, United Kingdom |
| Area Served: | English Channel |
| Industry: | Passenger transportation |
| Parent: | Rederi Ab Sally |
Sally Line UK (sometimes referred to as Sally Ferries UK) was a British ferry operator on the English Channel and North Sea.
Sally Line was founded in 1981[1] by Michael Kingshott as a subsidiary of the Finland-based Rederi Ab Sally, and initially marketed as Sally Viking Line, with a livery that was nearly identical with that of Viking Line, a Baltic Sea ferry consortium of which Sally was a member. The naming scheme of Sally's Viking Line ships was also carried over to the UK operations, with ships named either The Viking or Viking [number].[2] In 1987 Rederi Ab Sally, including the Sally Line UK operations, was sold to Effoa and Johnson Line,[3] Sally's Baltic Sea rivals and owners of Silja Line. As a result of the change of ownership, a new Sally Line UK livery was adopted in 1988 and the company's ships were renamed with a Sally-prefix. Sally Line UK operated the Holyman Sally Line service from Port of Ramsgate to Ostend from 1993 to 1998, but this became no longer viable Holyman became partners with Hoverspeed and moved the service to Dover. In the mid-90s Sally Line adapted a new livery and a logo similar to that of Silja Line, but this proved short-lived as the company ceased operations in 1998.
| Ship | Years in service | Tonnage | Notes | Status as of 2008 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981–1983 | Scrapped 2015 at Aliağa, Turkey. | ||||
| 1982, 1985–1986 1985 | Chartered | Scrapped 2001 at Aliağa, Turkey. | |||
| 1983–1989 1989–1990 | Chartered. | Since 2000 MS Moby Lally for Moby Lines. Renamed in 2017 to Moby Baby Two. | |||
| 1983–1984 | Since 2016 MS ST. DAMIAN for Seamed Trading Shipping. | ||||
| 1986–1988 1988–1996 1997–1998 | (until 1990) (1990 onwards) | Chartered | Scrapped 2016 at Aliağa, Turkey. | ||
| 1988–1997 | Chartered | Since 2012 MS Wasa Express for Wasa Line. | |||
| 1989 | Chartered | Scrapped at Alang, India in 2021 | |||
| 1991–1993 1993–1996 | Chartered | Since 2012 MS Bursa N for Istanbul Lines. | |||
| 1991–1993 1993–1997 | Chartered | Since 2011 MS Adelta. | |||
| 1992–1995 | Chartered | Since 1998 MS Gute for Rederi AB Gotland. | |||
| 1994 | Chartered | Grounded 2008 as MS Riverdance, subsequently scrapped. | |||
| 1995–1997 1997–1998 | Chartered | Since 2007 MS Ammari for Ustica Lines. |