Red Jet 5
 Red Jet 5 just after departing Cowes. | |
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: |
1999—2008: MV Bo Hengy 2009 onwards MV Red Jet 5 |
| Operator: |
1999-2008: Bahamas Ferries 2009 onwards: Red Funnel |
| Builder: |
Pequot River Shipworks, New London, USA |
| Laid down: | 1999 |
| Identification: | IMO number: 8954415 |
| Status: | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Solent Class Catamaran |
| Tonnage: | 209 tons |
| Length: | 32.9m |
| Beam: | 8.32m |
| Draught: | 1.25m |
| Propulsion: | 2 x MTU/DDC 4000 Series 4 |
| Speed: | 38 |
| Capacity: | 187 |
| Crew: | max 3 |
MV Red Jet 5 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 3 and Red Jet 4. She was built by Pequot River Shipworks in New London, Connecticut, USA. Red Jet 5 was built as early as 1999 but was introduced to Red Funnel's fleet in 2009. Before she was known as the Bo Hengy, and was run by Bahamas Ferries and retired in 2008. In the UK she was officially named Red Jet 5 by Shirley Robertson on 21 July 2009 and entered service about a week later.
Red Jet 5 is a Solent class catamaran, designed by FBM Marine on the Isle of Wight, in common with Red Jet 3, but manufactured the USA. The vessel is by passenger capacity the third largest in the fleet.
For the London 2012 period, Red Jet 5 was chartered to Thames Clippers for use as a games shuttle on the Thames.
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