Built as a passenger car-train ferry under yard No 121 by Neptun Schiffswerft, Rostock, East Germany for the Deutsche Reichsbahn, Sassnitz, East Germany.
19 June 1971 launched under the name RUGEN.
Tonnage 6.465 gross, 2.132 net, 9.411dwt., dim. 152.20 x 18.78 x 7.80m., draught 5.55m.
Powered by four 9-cyl. MAN diesels, 20.000 bhp, speed 20.5 knots, twin controllable pitch propellers. Two bow thrusters.
Passenger accommodation for 1.468 day passengers, only 48 berths.
Can carry 80 cars and trailers, and 42 railway wagons.
One stern ramp and two side doors.
20 August 1972 made a trial mooring to test the mooring ramp at Trelleborg, Sweden.
15 September 1972 delivered to owners.
16 September 1972 placed in the service from Trelleborg to Sassnitz, East Germany.
1989 Commenced a service during the summer season between Rönne, Bornholm Island and Sassnitz, otherwise laid up or used as standby vessel.
1992 In a yearly service between this two ports.
15 September 1992 made a trial voyage to Rødby, Denmark.
01 January 1993 transferred to Deutschen Fährgesellschaft Ostsee, GmbH, Rostock, Germany.
01 April 1998 in the service between Rønne to Ystad, Sweden.
January 1999 used in the service from Sassnitz to R¤nne.
Transferred to Scandlines Deutschland GmbH, Warnemünde, Germany.
02 July 2001 in the service from Sassnitz to Trelleborg after the ferry SASSNITZ got fire damage.
05 July 2001 got a fire in a cabin, but fire was quickly extinguished, damage repaired and she was back in service the same evening.
19 July 2001 again in the service between Sassnitz and Rönne.
03 June 2003 chartered by Bornholmstrafikken for there service between Rønne and Ystad.
30 October 2004 last day in service between Rønne and Ystad, laid up in Sassnitz.
23 November 2004, arrived at Rødby, again laid up.
09 February 2005 moved from Rødby to Nakskov, both Denmark.
February 2005 sold by Scandlines to Marwan Shipping & Trading Co., United Arabic Emirates, Sharjah, which operated services between Dubai and Iraq, registry transferred to North Korea with homeport Wosan. Renamed in REGENT. (The web-site gives REGENT I.)
02 March 2005 sailed from Nakskov for Röda havet, Red Sea?
April 2005 sold to shipbreakers in India.
05 May 2005 arrived at Alang, India.
June 2005 after strong protest from among the Scandlines, because the contract got clauses that the ship was sold to be used for ongoing service, and when she was scrapped later, it was done in according with Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development or European Union rules, and not go straight for scrap, the REGENT 1 sailed to Dubai.
http://www.equasis.org gives: Managed and owned by Marwan Shipping and Trading, Sharjah, U.A.E. IMO No 7111664, registered in the Korea Democratic Republic.
November 2005 sold to Pakistan shipbreakers, renamed BEAUPORT 1.
21 November 2005 arrived Gadani Beach, Pakistan for demolition.
East Germany 1979 35pf sgE2140.
Source: Mostly translated from http://www.faktaomfartyg.com/rugen_1972.htm Marine News 2005/425. Some web-sites. Comecon Merchant Ships by Ambrose Greenway.