MS Superfast XI

MS Superfast XI is a fast jumbo ropax ferry currently operating between Patras-Igoumenitsa and Ancona under Superfast Ferries. She was built in 2002 by the Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW) at Kiel, Germany for Attica Group's wholly owned subsidiary Superfast Ferries.

Superfast XI underway
History
Name	Superfast XI
Owner	Attica Group[1]
Operator	Superfast Ferries
Port of registry	Piraeus,  Greece[2]
Builder	Flender Werft, Germany
Yard number	682
Laid down	20 September 2000[2]
Launched	3 August 2001[2]
Completed	10 July 2002[2]
In service	2002–present
Identification	IMO number: 9227417 Call sign: SYCF MMSI number: 239918000
Status	In service
General characteristics [2]
Class and type	Superfast XI class fast ropax ferry
Type	Ro-pax ferry
Tonnage	30,902 GT 6,678 DWT
Length	200 m (660 ft)
Beam	25 m (82 ft)
Draft	6.40 m (21 ft 0 in)
Decks	10
Installed power	4 × Wärtsilä 12V46C diesels combined 48000 kW[3]
Propulsion	2 propellers 2 bow thrusters 1 stern thruster
Speed	Service 28.6 knots (52.97 km/h; 32.91 mph)[3]
Capacity	1427 passengers 774 berths 653 cars 1920 Lane meters[3]

Concept and construction

The Superfast XI is the first ship in a pair of fast ferries built by HDW for Superfast Ferries' Adriatic Sea services. She was launched on 3 August 2001,^[3] and delivered to her owners on 10 July 2002. Her Sister ship is Superfast XII, which was deployed on the same route. Superfast XI is the 11th in a series of 12 similar ferries built for Superfast ferries at various ship yards in Northern Europe.

Service history

The Superfast XI entered service for Superfast Ferries on 20 July 2002 on the Patras-Igoumenitsa-Ancona route, and has remained on this route since.

The ship was also used for a British children's show called Me Too!, which aired between 2006 and 2008 and was used as part of some episodes.^{[citation needed]}