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
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| History | |
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| 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 |
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| Status | In service |
| General characteristics [2] | |
| Class and type | Superfast XI class fast ropax ferry |
| Type | Ro-pax ferry |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 200 m (660 ft) |
| Beam | 25 m (82 ft) |
| Draft | 6.40 m (21 ft 0 in) |
| Decks | 10 |
| Installed power | |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | Service 28.6 knots (52.97 km/h; 32.91 mph)[3] |
| Capacity |
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Concept and construction
editThe 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 was 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
editThe 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
edit- ^ "Superfast XI (9227417)". Equasis. Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "Superfast XI (02112193)". ABS Record. American Bureau of Shipping. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
- ^ a b c d Asklander, Micke. "M/S Superfast XI (2002)". Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 January 2014.
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