Blue Star Naxos
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.
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 at 750 rpm each, for a total output of. This allows the ship to reach a speed of almost 24 knots.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. 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.Sister ships
Blue Star Paros*