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GREAT BOATS OF 1998

Shipbuilder

Vessel name

Vessel type

Owner/Operator

Ship manager

Kvaerner Masa-Yards

Superfast III, IV

Vehicle-passenger RoRo ferry

Attica Enterprises S.A.

Superfast Ferries

In early 1998, Kvaerner Masa-

Yards' Turku New Shipyard deliv- ered two fast vehicle-passenger ferries to Attica Enterprises SA. for use in the Patras, Greece to

Ancona, Italy route. The ferries are designed to maintain a regular 48-hour round trip with a service speed of 28.5 knots.

Superfast Ferries, Attica

Enterprises' ship managers for the newbuildings is a leading operator of passenger-car ferries between

Greece and Italy with two ferries in operation, Superfast I and II.

Superfast III and Superfast IV are larger than their predecessors with an overall length of 637.5 ft each. They can hold a total of 1,400 passengers, with accommodation space for 750 in 222 cabins. Each vessel features two restaurants, a disco, a casino, three bars, a bou- tique, children's play room and a swimming pool. Vehicle capacity for the vessels is 160 cars and 122 trailers on four fixed and two hoistable car decks which are reached by ramps.

The vessels are equipped with fin stabilizers, two bow thrusters and one stern thruster. The total main engine power, supplied by four 10,560 kW Wartsila NSD 16ZAV40S diesel engines, is 42,240 kW. The engines are geared to twin shafts and CP propellers.

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Main Particulars

Classification ABS

Length, o.a 637.5 ft. (194.3 m)

Length, b.p 577 ft. (176 m)

Breadth, molded 82 ft. (25 m)

Draft, design 21 ft. (6.4 m)

Draft, scantling 21.3 ft. (6.5 m)

DWT 5,600 tons

Speed, service 28.5 knots

GT 29,000

Passengers 1,40

Cars 16

Trailers 122

Main engines .. ,4x Wartsila NSD 16ZA V40S ERI

Roro equipment MacGregor

Passenger cabin units KMY Piikkio Works

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