was originally ordered from a Norwegian shipping company called .As a result, the visor was modified with a ramp housing so the ramp could be pretected from the elements.The Estonia, originally named Viking Sally, was originally designed to be a sister ship to the MV Diana II, now MS Bluefort, which was built in 1979 by Meyer Werft for the Swedish shipping company, Rederi AB Slite.Viking Sally was to have a bow design that had been used on Diana II. Instead of a pair of bow doors, Viking Sally had a flared bow visor that could be lifted using a pair of hydraulic lifting cylinders and rotated on a pair of hinges.Meyer Werft must have been well trusted by the Viking Line, because they had constructed many ships for many different Viking Line subcompanies.The ship was intended for use on a line between Norway and Germany, but the order was withdrawn at the last minute for unknown reasons and the contract was given to , a Finnish shipping company that was part of the Viking Line consortium.It was originally meant to be 449 ft in length.Viking Sally had 10 decks, numbered 0 to 9 from lowest to highest respectively.Among the changes to the superstructure was an extension forward of the bridge, presumably to accommodate more passengers.Though accounts on the construction method used on the Viking Sally are scarse, we can assume they used the block method which was becoming increasingly popular.Viking Sally's ramp ended up being longer than the hull was tall.The superstructure immediately below the bridge was removed and the deck rooms below shortened significantly so additional lifeboats could be added.The deck also housed air seats and additional inside and outside cabins for passengers.Previously, had been built with a pair of bow doors that could .be opened to allow vehicles to be loaded onto specially designed Car Decks

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