F/B Daedalus - Heraklion

F/B DAEDALUS

Photo © Michele Lulurgas, Corfu, 29/07/94

Ship	Daedalus (1989)	Building Spec.	1973 at Hayashikane, Japan N° 1167
GRT	15.039	DWT	2.923
Dimensions	140,87 x 22,41 x 5,5	Engines	2 Mitsubishi - MAN, 14.710 kW
Speed	21,5 knots	Passengers	1.450
Beds	850	Cars	400
Lane Metres	880	Sister Ships	Aptera Seatrailer St. Ezekiel Moreno
Registry Port	Heraklion	Flag	Greek
Former Owners	Pacific Ocean Ferry	Former names	Orion 1973-80 Ferry Nishiki Maru 1980-84 Orion 1984-89 Wiew Of Nagasaki 1989
New Owners	Minoan Flying Dolphins operator Minoan Lines 1998à	New Names
Line	Thessaloniki – Skiathos – Tinos – Mykonos – Syros – Paros – Naxos – Santorini - Heraklion

My sources about the former names are a little discordant. Built in 1973, she has similarities with “El Greco” (probably they were sisters under Japanese flag) was purchased by Minoan in 1989, aiming to open a Piraeus - Istanbul service. Was instead put between Ancona, Corfu, Igoumenitsa and Patras nel 1991, after a considerable refit, together with “King Minos” and “Fedra”. She remained on Ancona Line until 1995, when the Joint-venture with Strintzis Lines was estabilished and the three best Minoan ships on Ancona Line were put on Venice line: the “Daedalus”, toghether with “Fedra” and “El Greco”, together with “Ionian Island” of Strintzis. The “Daedalus” remained always on Venice Line, now together with “Fedra”, “Aretousa” and “Erotokritos”. After her stop of October 2000 due to safety reasons, she was back in Venice service in 2001, connecting on Summer Venice to Patras on Wednesday at 16.00 and Saturday at 24.00 and returning back from Patras on Monday at 21.00 and Friday at 10.30. From Autumn 2001 she is connecting Thessaloniki with Heraklion via Sporades and Cyclades.

F/B Nishiki Maru, postcard from Pieter Inpijn’s collection

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