F/B Candia - Chania

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F/B CANDIA

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Ship	Candia (1999) ΚΑΝΤΙΑ	Building Spec.	Sumitomo Shipbuilding & Machinery LTD Uraga Shipyard, Yokosuka, Japan, 1971 – N° U943
Call Sign	SWSJ	IMO Number	7053240
GRT	7.291	DWT	2.613
Dimensions	129,76 x 22 x 5,55	Engines	2 Kawasaki – MAN V14V 40/54, 11.030 kW
Speed	20 knots	Passengers	1.450
Beds	548	Cars	350
Lane Metres	850	Sister ships	Jabal Ali 2 (scrapped in 2009)
Registry Port	Chania	Flag	Greece
Former Names/Own.	Central No 2 – Central Ferry Company 05/1971-02/1972 Candia – Anek Lines 02/1972-01/2001 Chartered to Dane Sea Line* 1999*
New Names/Owners	Candia – Anek Lines (end of charter) Jabal Ali 3 – Naif Marine Services 01/2001-02/2008 Scrapped at Alang (India) as “Jabal Ali 3” in February 2008
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Built for Japanese owners in 1971, came to Greece when she was only one year old, bought by ANEK to serve its new route from Piraeus to Heraklion. Deployed on various routes when displaced by larger tonnage, was chartered by DANE for 1999 season on Dodecanese routes (Piraeus - Patmos - Leros - Kalymnos - Kos - Rhodes and Piraeus - Astypalea - Kalymnos - Kos - Rhodes). Surely the DANE livery on this ship is more suitable than Anek Lines one, which is usually on much bigger ships, but the funnel is painted in a more bright yellow. On DANE services, was the only ferry with the European Union flag painted on her sides, a sign which remained there from the previous ANEK livery. In 2000, was back to Anek Lines for her last season of service under Cretan colours, being sold the following year to Naif Marine Services. Was scrapped on February 2008.

CENTRAL FERRY COMPANY F/B Central No 2 – Photo from the book “History of Japanese Car Ferries”

Candia 500

ANEK LINES F/B Candia photo © Fleet File Rotterdam

Candia2

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