Blue Star Naxos

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Blue Star Naxos departing from Naxos.
History
Flag of Greece.svgGreece
NameBlue Star Naxos
NamesakeIsland of Naxos
Owner
Operator Blue Star Ferries
Port of registry Piraeus, Flag of Greece.svg Greece
Ordered2000
Builder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), South Korea
Yard number7508
Laid down1 November 2001
Launched28 February 2002
Completed7 June 2002
Identification
  • IMO: 9241786
  • MMSI: 239923000
  • Call sign: SZUI
StatusIn service
NotesSister ship to Blue Star Paros
General characteristics
Type Ro-pax ferry
Tonnage10,438  GT
Length124.20 m (407 ft 6 in)
Beam18.90 m (62 ft 0 in)
Draft5.10 m (16 ft 9 in)
Installed power16,560 kW (22,210 hp)
Propulsion4 × Wärtsilä NSD 9L32 diesel engines
Speed25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) (max)
Capacity

Blue Star Naxos is a ferry belonging to the fleet of the Greek shipping company Blue Star Ferries . The ship was delivered on June 7, 2002, to what was then Strintzis Lines, which was renamed Blue Star Ferries shortly thereafter. The sister ship of Blue Star Naxos is Blue Star Paros.

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Technology

Blue Star Naxos was launched at a shipyard belonging to Daewoo Shipbuilding & Heavy Machinery Ltd. and is powered by four Wärtsilä NSD-9L32 diesel engines. These engines deliver 4,140 kilowatts (5,550 hp) at 750 rpm each, for a total output of 16,560 kilowatts (22,210 hp). [1] This allows the ship to reach a speed of almost 24 knots [2] .

The ship is loaded and unloaded via three stern ramps, two of which are for pedestrians only. The design is derived from Blue Star Ithaki, which was built two years earlier, but with a modified deck layout.

Special features

This ship is the only Greek ship for which models are produced and sold at a scale of 1:1250.

Service

Launched on 28 February 2002 at the Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd shipyard in Okpo with the name Blue Star Naxos and delivered on 7 June 2002 to the Greek Blue Star Ferries, she arrived on 24 June at Piraeus [3] . On 30 June she was christened at Naxos. The following day she started service on the routes between Piraeus, Paros, Naxos, Santorini, and Amorgos, where she still operates. [4]

Sister ships

References

  1. ↑ "The ferry site". www.ferry-site.dk. Retrieved 2026-01-12.
  2. ↑ "Blue Star Naxos". Blue Star Ferries. Archived from the original on 2025-11-19. Retrieved 2026-01-12.
  3. ↑ admin (2012-05-27). "BS PAROS-BS NAXOS.10 ΧΡΟΝΙΑ ΣΤΟ ΑΙΓΑΙΟ - Ελληνική Ακτοπλοϊα" (in Greek). Retrieved 2026-01-12.
  4. ↑ "M/S BLUE STAR NAXOS (2002)". www.faktaomfartyg.se. Retrieved 2026-01-11.
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