Spirit of Tasmania III
Mega Express Four at Ajaccio
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| Builder: | Schichau Seebeckwerft, Bremerhaven, Germany |
| Yard number: | 1088 |
| Launched: | 14 January 1995 |
| Christened: | 25 March 1995 |
| Acquired: | 31 May 1995 |
| Out of service: | 24 may 2017 |
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| Status: | In service |
| General characteristics (as Superfast II) | |
| Class and type: | Superfast I class fast ropax ferry |
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| Length: | 173.50 m (569 ft 3 in) |
| Beam: | 24.00 m (79 ft) |
| Draught: | 6.41 m (21 ft 0 in) |
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| Speed: | 27.9 knots (51.7 km/h; 32.1 mph) maximum speed |
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| Speed: | 26 kn (48.15 km/h) service speed |
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| Notes: | Otherwise the same as built |
MS Mega Express Four is a fast ropax ferry owned by Corsica Ferries - Sardinia Ferries and operated on their routes from Nice and Toulon to Ile Rousse. She was built in 1995 by Schichau Seebeckwerft in Bremerhaven, Germany for Superfast Ferries as MS Superfast II. Between 2003 and 2006 she sailed for TT-Line (Australia) as MS Spirit of Tasmania III.
Superfast II was the second ship built for Attica Group's subsidiary Superfast Ferries for their Adriatic Sea services from Patras to Ancona. Her construction was identical to that of MS Superfast I.
Superfast II entered service on 11 June 1995 on Superfast Ferries' Patras—Ancona route. In April 1998, following the delivery of the new MS Superfast IV,Superfast II was transferred to the Patras—Igoumenitsa—Bari route. From October 1999 until January 2000 she returned to the Patras—Ancona route as a replacement for MS Superfast III that was undergoing repairs after an onboard fire. In July 2003 Superfast II was sold to TT-Line (Australia), with a delivery date set in September of the same year. TT-Line (Australia) had already purchased Superfast III and Superfast IV the previous year, renaming them MS Spirit of Tasmania II and MS Spirit of Tasmania I, respectively.
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