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
NameSuperfast XI
OwnerAttica Group[1]
OperatorSuperfast Ferries
Port of registryPiraeus,  Greece[2]
BuilderFlender Werft, Germany
Yard number682
Laid down20 September 2000[2]
Launched3 August 2001[2]
Completed10 July 2002[2]
In service2002–present
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics [2]
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]

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 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

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.

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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