Blue Star Chios
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| History | |
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| Name | Nissos Chios |
| Namesake | Island of Chios |
| Owner | Hellenic Seaways Maritime S.A.[2] |
| Port of registry | Piraeus,  Greece |
| Route | Piraeus–Chios–Mytilene |
| Ordered | 1 January 1999[2] |
| Builder | Elefsis Shipyards |
| Laid down | 21 March 2006[2] |
| Completed | 18 July 2007[2] |
| Identification | list error: <br /> list (help) IMO number: 9215555 Call sign: SXXL MMSI number: 240672000[1] |
| Status | In service |
| General characteristics [2] | |
| Type | Ro-pax ferry |
| Tonnage | list error: <br /> list (help) 8,126 GT 1,960 DWT |
| Length | 141 m (463 ft)[3] |
| Beam | 21 m (69 ft) |
| Depth | 7.5 m (25 ft) |
| Installed power | Four diesel engines, 31,680 kW (combined) |
| Propulsion | Two shafts; controllable pitch propellers |
| Capacity | list error: <br /> list (help) 1,715 passengers 418 cars |
| Crew | 76 |
Nissos Chios (Greek: Νήσος Χίος) is a highspeed ro-pax ferry of Hellenic Seaways, built, along with its sister ship Nissos Mykonos, at Elefsis Shipyards. It was an old wishfulness of Gerasimos Strintzis. In February 2006 the first pieces of the ship were loaded at Skararamangas and had been transported to Elefsis Shipyards and in November 15, 2006 it was launched at Elefsis Shipyards it was delivered in June 2007. It is very well construction was completed in a very short time. The name of the ship means in Greek 'Island of Chios', which is one of the islands of North Aegean.[3] It was when launched the newest Greek ship with frequent travels.
There was a 1967-built Greek passenger/car ferry with the same name. The old Nissos Chios was broken up in 2006.[4]
Routes
This ship now travels through the north Agean islands following the line Lavrio-Agios Efstratios-Limnos-Kavala
References
- ^ "Nissos Chios (9215555)". Equasis. Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
- ^ a b c d e "Nissos Chios (82476)". LeonardoInfo. Registro Italiano Navale. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
- ^ a b Nissos Chios, Hellenic Seaways site
- ^ "Nissos Chios (6620046)". Equasis. Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
External links
Media related to Nissos Chios at Wikimedia Commons
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