MS Superfast XI

MS Superfast XI is a fast jumbo ropax ferry currently operating between Patras-Igoumenitsa and Ancona under Superfast Ferries. She was built in 2002 by the Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW) at Kiel, Germany for Attica Group's wholly owned subsidiary Superfast Ferries.

Superfast XI underway
History
Name: Superfast XI
Owner: Attica Group[1]
Operator: Superfast Ferries
Port of registry: Piraeus,  Greece[2]
Builder: Flender Werft, Germany
Yard number: 682
Laid down: 20 September 2000[2]
Launched: 3 August 2001[2]
Completed: 10 July 2002[2]
In service: 2002–present
Identification:
Status: In service
General characteristics [2]
Class and type: Superfast XI class fast ropax ferry
Type: Ro-pax ferry
Tonnage: 30,902 GT
Displacement: 6,678 DWT
Length: 200 m (660 ft)
Beam: 25 m (82 ft)
Draft: 6.40 m (21 ft 0 in)
Decks: 10
Installed power:
Propulsion:
  • 2 propellers
  • 3 bow thrusters
  • 1 stern thruster
Speed: Service 28.6 knots (52.97 km/h; 32.91 mph)[3]
Capacity:
  • 1427 passengers
  • 774 berths
  • 653 cars
  • 1920 Lane meters[3]

Concept and construction

The Superfast XI is the first ship in a pair of fast ferries built by HDW for Superfast Ferries' Adriatic Sea services. She was launched on 3 August 2001,[3] and delivered to her owners on 10 July 2002. Her Sister ship is Superfast XII, which is deployed on the same route. Superfast XI is the 11th in a series of 12 similar ferries built for Superfast ferries at various ship yards in Northern Europe.

Service history

The Superfast XI entered service for Superfast Ferries on 20 July 2002 on the Patras-Igoumenitsa-Ancona route, and has remained on this route since.

References
  1. "Superfast XI (9227417)". Equasis. French Ministry for Transport. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  2. "Superfast XI (02112193)". ABS Record. American Bureau of Shipping. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  3. Asklander, Micke. "M/S Superfast XI (2002)". Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 January 2014.


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