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 Cruise Ausonia berthed in Livorno | |
| History | |
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| Operator |
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| Port of registry | |
| Route | Livorno-Palermo |
| Builder | Flender Werft, Germany |
| Yard number | 683 |
| Laid down | 23 November 2000[3] |
| Launched | 7 December 2001[3] |
| Completed | 2 October 2002[3] |
| In service | 2002–present |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service |
| General characteristics [3] | |
| Class & 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)[2] |
| Decks | 10 |
| Installed power | |
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| Speed | Service 28.6 knots (52.97 km/h; 32.91 mph)[2] |
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MS Cruise Ausonia is a fast Ro-Pax jumbo ferry owned by the Grimaldi Lines and sails on the Livorno-Palermo route. She was built in 2002 for Superfast Ferries as MS Superfast XII by a shipyard in Lübeck, Germany, and is the last vessel of 12. She is a sister ship of Superfast XI.
Superfast XII was on the route Patras–Ancona until March 2009. From March 2009 she operated on the route Piraeus–Heraklion (Crete).From 25 May 2015 she is on route Piraeus-Syros-Patmos-Leros-Kos-Rhodes. Since 2017 she has also been making calls in Kalymnos.[citation needed]
In June 2018 her sale to Grimaldi Group was completed as part of Attica Group takeover of Hellenic Seaways shares from Grimaldi lines.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Superfast XII (9227429)". Equasis. Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Asklander, Micke. "M/S Superfast XII (2002)". Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 January 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 "Superfast XII (02112194)". ABS Record. American Bureau of Shipping. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
External links
[edit]- Superfast Ferries official web site - Greece - Italy / Pireaus - Heraklion
- M/S SUPERFAST XII (2002) photo.
- M/S SUPERFAST XII (2002) photo.
- Superfast XII photo
- Christening of Superfast XII
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