H/S/F Superferry Ithaki - NEVER ENTERED IN SERVICE

H/S/F SUPERFERRY Ithaki

The “Blue Star Itkaki” as she would have been in Strintzis colours with the name “Superferry Ithaki”

Ship	Superferry Ithaki	Building Spec.	2000 at Daewoo Heavy Industries, Okpo, Korea; N° 7504
GRT	10.193	DWT	1.410
Dimensions	123,8 x 18,9 x 5,1	Engines	4 Wartsila, 16.560 kW
Speed	25 knots	Passengers	1.500
Beds	20	Cars	300
Lane Metres	500	Sister ships
Registry Port	Never entered in service	Flag
Former Owners		Former Names
New Owners	Blue Star Ferries 2000à	New Names	Blue Star Ithaki 2000à
Line

She is the first Korean-built ship in Greek service, ordered by Strintzis Lines at Daewoo yards as “Superferry Ithaki”. Launched instead as “Blue Star Ithaki”, she was intended to serve the Cephalonia connections from Killini, then Blue Star decided rightly to put her on Rafina - Syros - Paros - Naxos - Santorini line. From December 2000 the daily service to Paros, Naxos and Santorini left Rafina for Piraeus, passing also via Syros and Ios two times a-week. She sailed that line until the arrival of two new Daewoo ships, then “Blue Star Ithaki” was moved on a new line connecting Piraeus to the nothern Cyclades: Syros, Tinos, Mykonos, Paros and Naxos, substituting on wintertime the “Superferry II” on Rafina Line.

Photo © Michele Lulurgas, Piraeus, 25/12/00

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