Red Jet 6
Red Jet 6 docked at East Cowes undergoing system tests.
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 United Kingdom
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| Name: | MV Red Jet 6 |
| Operator: |
 Red Funnel
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| Ordered: | 2015 |
| Builder: | Shemara Refit LLP |
| Launched: | May 2016 |
| In service: | July 2016 |
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| Status: | In service |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Catamaran ferry |
| Tonnage: | 120 tons |
| Length: | 41.12 m (134.9 ft) |
| Beam: | 10.87 m (35.7 ft) |
| Draught: | 1.30 m (4 ft 3.2 in) |
| Propulsion: | 4 x MTU 2000 driving MJP500 water jets |
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| Capacity: | 275 |
| Crew: | max 4 |
MV Red Jet 6 is a high-speed Catamaran ferry constructed for Red Funnel in East Cowes on the Isle of Wight as the sixth member of the company's expansive Red Jet line of catamarans.
Red Jet 6 was constructed in East Cowes's famous aircraft hangar that had been originally built for the long defunct aircraft company, Saunders-Roe.
Red Funnel announced in May 2015 that they had placed an order for the ₤6 million vessel with Shemara Refit LLP of East Cowes, making Red Jet 6 the first high-speed ferry built in the UK in fifteen years. She entered service in the summer of 2016.
Red Jet 6 is 41.12 metres (134.9 ft) long, with a passenger capacity of 275. She is powered by four MTU series 2000 diesel engines, each powering a waterjet for propulsion and steering giving a service speed of 38 knots (44 mph; 70 km/h), allowing a crossing time of 23 minutes. She can operate with one engine out with only a minor reduction in speed.
Red Jet 6 was named by the Princess Royal at a ceremony at East Cowes on 4 July 2016.
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