MS Superfast XII

Superfast XII in the port of Piraeus
History
Name: Superfast XII
Owner: Attica Ferries Maritime Co.[1]
Operator: Superfast Ferries
Port of registry: Piraeus,  Greece[2]
Route: Piraeus–Syros-Patmos-Leros-Kos-Rhodes (2015–)
Builder: Flender Werft, Germany
Yard number: 683
Laid down: 23 November 2000[2]
Launched: 7 December 2001[2]
Completed: 2 October 2002[2]
In service: 2012–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)[3]
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:
  • 1639 passengers
  • 774 berths
  • 653 cars
  • 1920 Lane meters[3]

MS Superfast XII is a fast Ro-Pax jumbo ferry owned by the Superfast Ferries company. She was built in 2002 by a shipyard in Lübeck, Germany, and is the last vessel of 12. It is a sister ship of Superfast XI.

Superfast XII was on the route Patras–Ancona until March 2009. From March 2009 it is on the route Piraeus–Heraklion (Crete).From May 25, 2015 it is on route Piraeus-Syros-Patmos-Leros-Kos-Rhodes.

References

  1. ↑ "Superfast XII (9227429)". Equasis. French Ministry for Transport. Retrieved 2013-09-20. (registration required (help)).
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Superfast XII (02112194)". ABS Record. American Bureau of Shipping. Retrieved 2013-09-20.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Asklander, Micke. "M/S Superfast XII (2002)". Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 January 2014.


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