HSC Highspeed 5
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| History | |
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| Name: |
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| Operator: | 2005 - present: Hellenic Seaways |
| Port of registry: | 2005 - present: Piraeus,  Greece
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| Yard number: | 285 |
| Launched: | 2005-03-20 |
| Identification: | IMO number: 9329095 Call sign: SYDM MMSI number: 240348000 |
| Status: | in service |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Tonnage: | 4,913 tonnes |
| Length: | 85.0 m (278.9 ft) |
| Beam: | 21.2 m (69.6 ft) |
| Draft: | 3 m (9.8 ft) |
| Depth: | 6 m (19.68504 ft) |
| Installed power: | 4 x Caterpillar 3618 diesel engines |
| Propulsion: | 4 x KaMeWa 112 s11 waterjets |
| Speed: | 39 knots (72 km/h; 45 mph) |
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| Crew: | 26 / 24 (HS7 / HS5) |
| Notes: | Renamed Highspeed 7 after extensive fire damage |
HSC Highspeed 7 (ex Highspeed 5) is a 85m high speed catamaran operated by Hellenic Seaways.
The vessel was built as Highspeed 5 by Austal at Henderson, Australia in 2005, on order by Greek ferry operator Hellenic Seaways. She entered service with Hellenic Seaways in July 2005, initially sailing between Piraeus and Cyclades and in later years between Heraklion and central Cyclades. In 2016, after being repaired due to fire, she was renamed Highspeed 7.
On March 23, 2015, while Highspeed 5 was docked at Drapetsona for modification works and inspections, a fire broke out on board that resulted in the death of the chief electrician and the destruction of her bridge and upper decks. In September 2015, the vessel was towed to Fincantieri shipyards in Trieste, where she underwent extensive repairs. During them, the upper car deck was substituted with a passenger lounge, increasing her capacity to 1160 passengers. After being repaired, she was renamed Highspeed 7 and resumed her Heraklion - Cyclades service in mid June 2016.
As Highspeed 5 in older colors at Ios
As Highspeed 5 at Piraeus
As Highspeed 5 during a docking maneuver at Paros
As Highspeed 5 at Paros
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