Nissos Mykonos
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders: | Skaramangs Shipyards |
| Operators: | Hellenic Seaways |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Ferry |
| Tonnage: | 7882 gross |
| Length: | 141 metres (463 ft) |
| Beam: | 21 metres (69 ft) |
| Draught: | 5.3 metres (17 ft) |
| Installed power: | 31,680 kilowatts (42,480 shp) |
| Propulsion: | 4 x Wartsila 12V38 |
| Speed: | 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) |
| Capacity: | 1915 passengers, 418 cars |
Nissos Mykonos (Greek:Νήσος Μύκονος) is a ferry owned by Hellenic Seaways that currently operates most commonly on the Piraeus-Syros-Mykonos-Ikaria-Samos ferry route. It is driven by four main engines Wartsila 12V38 Diesel and it uses to go at over 25 knots and this faster than all other big ferries that serve Cyclades Islands and North Aegean. The ferry is a sister ship to Nissos Chios.
The ship was ordered by Gerasimos Strintzis in the middle 90's on behalf of his coastline company "Strintzis Lines" and launched at Skaramangas Shipyards originally named Superferry Chios, but in the year 2000, while the construction of the ship was unfinished Gerasimos Strintzis sold his company, the order was cancelled, the name "Superferry Chios" was deleted and the ship remained unfinished for long time at the shipyard. Finally in 2005 the construction was completed, the ship was named Nissos Mykonos and was delivered by Gerasimos Strintzis who had been chairman and manager of the coastline company "Hellenic Seaways".[1] The ship is named after the Greek island of Mykonos.
References
- ↑ "Sea breezes: Volume 81". Pacific Steam Navigation Company. 2007. Retrieved 18 August 2012.