Draft:2GO Masagana

MV 2GO Masagana

History
Japan
Name	Tsukushi
Owner	Hankyu Ferry
Port of registry	Kobe, Japan
Route	Kobe – Kitakyushu
Builder	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (Shimonoseki, Japan)
Laid down	2002
Launched	2002
Maiden voyage	2003
In service	2003–2021
Out of service	2021
Identification	IMO number: 9263162
Fate	Sold to 2GO Travel
Philippines
Name	MV 2GO Maligaya
Owner	2GO Travel
Operator	2GO Travel
Port of registry	Manila, Philippines
Route	Manila - Cebu - Cagayan De Oro (2024)
Maiden voyage	2021
In service	2021–
Homeport	Manila
General characteristics
Class and type	ROPAX Ferry
Tonnage	29,046 GT
Length	195 m
Beam	26 m
Ramps	2
Installed power	Wärtsilä-diesel engine,
Propulsion	dual propellers
Speed	23 knots (max)
Capacity	800 passengers

2GO Masagana is a Passenger Ferry and Flagship of the Philippine shipping company 2GO Travel that went into service in 2003 as Tsukushi.

She is the sister ship of MV 2GO Maligaya, formerly Tsukushi. She was acquired by 2GO a few months after 2GO Maligaya.

She and her sister ship are the largest passenger vesels ever to sail in the Philippines, surpassing M/V Princess of the Stars of Sulpicio Lines

Service History

She is first known as Tsukushi (Japanese: つくし) for the Japanese operator Hankyu Ferry and was assigned between Kobe and Kitakyushu route. During her final months of service in Japan, she is used as a reserve ship and replaces other ships in Hankyu Ferry's fleet during their technical shutdowns until March 2021 When she was sold to 2GO.

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• 2003 ships
• Ferries of the Philippines