Red Jet 3


Red Jet 3 off Cowes
Career (United Kingdom)
Name: MV Red Jet 3
Operator: Red Funnel
Builder: FBM Marine Ltd
Laid down: 1998
Identification: IMO number: 9182758
Status: In service
General characteristics
Class and type: Catamaran ferry
Tonnage: 77 tons
Length: 32.90m
Beam: 8.32m
Draught: 1.25m
Propulsion: 2 x MTU 12V 396 Series TE 74L 4 waterjets
Speed: 38
Capacity: 190
Crew: max 6

MV Red Jet 3 is a passenger catamaran ferry operated by Red Funnel on their route from Southampton to Cowes on the Isle of Wight along with sister ships Red Jet 4 and Red Jet 5. She was built by FB Marine Ltd on the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. Red Jet 3 is the only vessel in the fleet built by Red Funnel in the UK. She entered service in 1999.

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