HSC Highspeed 5

History
Name:	2005 - 2015: Highspeed 5 2016 onwards: Highspeed 7
Operator:	2005 - present: Hellenic Seaways
Port of registry:	2005 - present: Piraeus,  Greece
Builder:	Austal Ships Pty. Ltd., Fremantle, Australia.[1]
Yard number:	285
Launched:	2005-03-20[1]
Identification:	IMO number: 9329095
Status:	in service
General characteristics (as built)[2]
Tonnage:	4,913 tonnes
Length:	85.0 m (278.9 ft)[2]
Beam:	21.2 m (69.6 ft)[2]
Draft:	3 m (9.8 ft)
Depth:	6 m (19.68504 ft)
Installed power:	4 x Caterpillar 3618 diesel engines[2]
Propulsion:	4 x KaMeWa 112 s11 waterjets[2]
Speed:	39 knots (72 km/h; 45 mph)[2]
Capacity:	810 passengers excluding crew[2] 154 cars[2]
Crew:	24[2]
Notes:	Renamed Highspeed 7 after extensive fire damage

Highspeed 5 is a 85m high speed catamaran operated by Hellenic Seaways.

History

Highspeed 5 during a docking maneuver at Paros harbour, Greece

Highspeed 5 was built by Austal at Henderson, Australia in 2005, on order by Greek ferry operator Hellenic Seaways.^[2] She entered service with Hellenic Seaways in July 2005, sailing between Piraeus and Cyclades and in later years between Heraklion and Cyclades.

On March 23, 2015, while Highspeed 5 was berthed at Drapetsona for modification works, a fire broke out on board that resulted in the death of the chief electrician and the destruction of most of her upper structure.^[3] In September 2015, the vessel was towed to Fincantieri shipyards in Trieste, where she underwent extensive reconstruction and was renamed Highspeed 7 as a result. As of May 2016, the vessel is expected to resume her Heraklion - Cyclades service from early June.

References

1. "HIGHSPEED 5". ship-db.de. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
2. "Auto Express 85" (pdf; 760 KB). Austal. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
3. "Πυρκαγιά στο Highspeed 5". ellinikiaktoploia.net. Retrieved 2016-05-05.