Saint John Paul II arriving at Fremantle, Australia, during her delivery voyage
History
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Name
Saint John Paul II
Namesake
Pope John Paul II
Owner
Virtu Ferries
Operator
Virtu Ferries
Port of registry
Valletta, Malta
Route
Valletta - Pozzallo
Ordered
July 2016
Builder
Incat, Hobart, Tasmania
Cost
€75 million (2016)
Yard number
089
Launched
22 December 2018
In service
11 March 2019
Identification
IMO number: 9817274
MMSI number: 248015000
Call sign: 9HA4474
Status
In service
General characteristics
Type
High-speed catamaran
Tonnage
dwt 1,000 t (980 long tons; 1,100 short tons)
Length
110.6 m (363 ft) (overall)
101.9 m (334 ft) (waterline)
Beam
28.2 m (93 ft) (moulded)
5.4 m (18 ft) (beam of hulls)
Draught
4.277 m (14.03 ft)
Installed power
4 x MTU 20V 8000 M71L engines (9,100kW each)
Propulsion
4 x Wärtsilä LJX 1500SR waterjets
Speed
37 kn (69 km/h; 43 mph)
Capacity
1120 seats but only 900 passengers declared
490 truck lane metres or 167 cars. Maximum 30 motorbikes, 18 trailers (17mt each) depends on trip
Crew
from 22 to 30
MV or HSC[a]Saint John Paul II is a high-speed catamaran ferry owned and operated by Virtu Ferries. Built by Incat in 2017–18, the vessel entered service as a ferry between Malta and Sicily in March 2019. It is the largest vessel of its kind in the Mediterranean Sea, and the second largest in the world.
^"30th anniversary 1988–2018" (PDF). Virtu Ferries. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 January 2019.
^Rizzo, Farrugia & Co (Stockbrokers) Ltd (27 June 2018). "Financial Analysis Summary – 2018 Update" (PDF). Virtu Finance p.l.c. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2019.
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