H/S/F Blue Star 2

Photo © Michele Lulurgas , Patras sea, 03/08/00

Ship	Blue Star 2(2000)	Building Spec.	2000 at Van Der Giessen - De Noord yard, Krimpen, Holland; N° 978
GRT	29.000	DWT	4.500
Dimensions	172 x 25,7 x 6,45	Engines	4 Man B&W, 44.480 kW
Speed	30 knots	Passengers	1.600
Beds	430 in 161 cabins	Cars	850
Lane Metres	2.230	Sister ships	Blue Star 1
Registry Port	Piraeus	Flag	Greek
Former Owners		Former Names	Designed as “Superferry Pacific”
New Owners		New Names
Line	Piraeus - Chania

Nothing more to add at those written for “Blue Star 1”; this ship, delivered in July 2000, should have been named “Superferry Pacific”. Employed on Ancona – Igoumenitsa – Patras line also for 2002 summer, has lost her sister, which was deployed on Piraeus – Patmos – Leros – Kos – Rhodes line, substituted at Ancona by the newly built “Superfast XI”. After 25 years of continuous service on Ancona Line, starting in 1976 with F/B “Ionian Star”, this is the last ferry sailing on that line for Strintzis: in March 2003, after the completion of refits of Superfast Ferries, she’ll be deployed on Piraeus – Chania run, saling from Piraeus daily at 16.30 (arrival 21.30) and from Chania at 23.30 (arrival 05.00). I think that ANEK, sailing on that line with far better ships, considering that it isn’t a line which needs particularly fast ferries, would have easy life with this challenger, but we must see…

The “Blue Star 2” as it would have been in Strintzis colours with the name “Superferry Pacific”

Photo © Michele Lulurgas, Ancona Port, 02/08/00

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