MS Superfast XI

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Superfast XI underway
History
NameSuperfast XI
OwnerAttica Group[2]
OperatorSuperfast Ferries
Port of registryPiraeus,  Greece[1]
BuilderFlender Werft, Germany
Yard number682
Laid down20 September 2000[1]
Launched3 August 2001[1]
Completed10 July 2002[1]
In service2002–present
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeSuperfast XI class fast ropax ferry
TypeRo-pax ferry
Tonnage
Length200 m (660 ft)
Beam25 m (82 ft)
Draft6.40 m (21 ft 0 in)
Decks10
Installed power
Propulsion
  • 2 propellers
  • 3 bow thrusters
  • 1 stern thruster
SpeedService 28.6 knots (52.97 km/h; 32.91 mph)[3]
Capacity
  • 1427 passengers
  • 774 berths
  • 653 cars
  • 1920 Lane meters[3]

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.

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.


The ship was also used for a British children's show called Me Too!, which aired between 2006 and 2007 and was used as part of some episodes.[citation needed]

References[]

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

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