Red Jet 2
{{short description|Former Isle of Wight passenger catamaran ferry}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2022}}
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| infobox caption = | display title = ital }} {{Infobox ship image | Ship image = Red Jet 2.jpg | Ship caption = Red Jet 2 approaching Town Quay from Cowes }} {{Infobox ship career | Hide header = | Ship country = United Kingdom | Ship flag = 60px | Ship name = {{ubl|Red Jet 2 1991–2009|CM Jet 2 2009–2021|SA Jet 2 2018–present}}{{cite web |title=SA JET2 |url=https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:349049/mmsi:436000146/imo:9001681/vessel:SA_JET2 |website=Marine Traffic |access-date=28 August 2022}} | Ship operator = {{ubl|File:Red Funnel flag.svg Red Funnel 1991–2009|Caspian Mainport 2009–present}} | Ship ordered = | Ship builder = FB Marine | Ship yard number = 1290 | Ship laid down = | Ship christened = 6 June 1991 | Ship completed = | Ship acquired = | Ship in service = 28 June 1991{{cite book |last=Adams |first=Keith |date=2010 |title=Red Funnel 150 Celebrating One Hundred and Fifty Years of The Original Isle of Wight Ferries|publisher=Richard Danielson |page=68 |isbn=9780951315552}} | Ship out of service = | Ship identification = {{IMO Number|9001681}} | Ship fate = | Ship status = in service | Ship notes = }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Header caption = | Ship type = High speed ferry | Ship tonnage = {{GT|168}} | Ship displacement = | Ship length = {{convert|32.5|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship beam = {{convert|8.32|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship height = | Ship draught = {{convert|1.25|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship draft = | Ship ice class = | Ship power = 2 x MTU 12V 396 Series TE 84 | Ship propulsion = 2 MJP waterjets | Ship speed = {{convert|38|kn|lk=in}} | Ship capacity = 138 | Ship crew = Max 6 | Ship notes = }} |
Red Jet 2 was a high speed catamaran passenger ferry operated by Red Funnel between Southampton and Cowes on the Isle of Wight. She was built by FB Marine in 1991.{{cite web |title=Passenger Vessel Archive 1981-2010 |url=https://www.redfunnel.co.uk/en/corporate-info/about-red-funnel/red-funnel-history/passenger-vessel-archive/ |website=Red Funnel |access-date=28 August 2022}} She is identical to her sister ship, Red Jet 1.
Specification
Red Jet 2 is {{convert|32.5|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} long, with a beam of {{convert|8.32|m|ft|1|abbr=on}}. Powered by 2 MTU {{cvt|1360|kW}} 12V 396 Series TE 84 diesel engines, each driving a Marine Jet Power waterjet, she could complete the crossing between the two terminals in 22 minutes, cruising at {{cvt|32.5|kn}}. Originally designed to carry 120 passengers, this was increased to 130 in 1993 and to 138 in 1998.
History
She was christened by Lady Mottistone on 6 June 1991, subsequently entering service on 28 June. Her introduction was speeded up in order to compete with the rival Cowes Express service. Her arrival led to the withdrawal of the hydrofoil ferry Shearwater 4.
In 2009, she was withdrawn from service and, along with her sister craft, Red Jet 1, sold to Caspian Mainport for service in the Caspian Sea. The two craft left Southampton on the La Rochelle bound for Saint Petersburg on 14 May.{{cite web |title=Red Funnel says farewell to Red Jets 1 & 2 |url=https://www.redfunnel.co.uk/en/corporate-info/media-pr/press-release-library/red-funnel-says-farewell-to-red-jets-1--2/ |website=Red Funnel |access-date=28 August 2022}} She was renamed CM Jet 2 and used on Caspian's ferry routes. in 2021 she was repurposed for use as a tender and renamed SA Jet 2.
See also
References
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Category:Ferry transport on the Isle of Wight