Red Jet 3
{{short description|Former Isle of Wight passenger catamaran ferry}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2018}}
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| infobox caption = | display title = ital }} {{Infobox ship image | Ship image = Red jet 3 2015.JPG | Ship caption = Red Jet 3 on Southampton Water }} {{Infobox ship career | Hide header = | Ship country = United Kingdom | Ship flag = 60px | Ship name = MV Red Jet 3 | Ship operator = File:Red Funnel flag.svg Red Funnel | Ship ordered = | Ship builder = FB Marine | Ship yard number = | Ship laid down = 1998 | Ship launched = 16 June 1998 | Ship completed = | Ship acquired = | Ship in service = 27 July 1998{{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|9182758}} | Ship fate = | Ship status = Sold | Ship notes = }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Header caption = | Ship class = Solent Class Catamaran | Ship tonnage = {{GT|213}} | Ship displacement = | Ship length = {{convert|32.9|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 sail plan = | Ship propulsion = 2 x MTU 12V 396 Series TE 74L 4 waterjets | Ship speed = {{convert|38|kn|lk=in}} | Ship capacity = 190 | Ship crew = Max 6 | Ship notes = }} |
File:MV Red Jet 3 berthed at East Cowes, 19 August 2018.jpg, 19 August 2018]]
MV Red Jet 3 is a passenger catamaran ferry formerly operated by Red Funnel on their route from Southampton to Cowes on the Isle of Wight along with sister ships Red Jet 4, Red Jet 5 and Red Jet 6. She was built by FB Marine on the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom at a cost of £2.73 million and entered service in 1998.{{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=61 |isbn=9780951315552}} The ship reached a speed of {{convert|37.4|knots}} during a publicity cruise on 14 July 1998 before entering into regular service on 27 July 1998. This entry into service meant that the older Shearwater 5 and Shearwater 6 hydrofoils were no longer needed to provide backup for the Red Funnel high speed service and they were withdrawn. The high speed fleet then consisted of Red Jet 1, Red Jet 2 and Red Jet 3.
In March 2019, Red Jet 3 was sold to Adriatic Fast Ferries, a ferry company operating in Split, Croatia.Farewell to Catamaran Red Jet 3 Ships Monthly June 2019 page 11 Red Jet 3 entered service with Adriatic later in the year,{{cite web |title=Red Funnel's Red Jet 3 sold to Croatian ferry company |url=https://www.redfunnel.co.uk/en/corporate-info/media-pr/press-release-library/red-jet-3-sold/ |website=Red Funnel Ferries |accessdate=28 March 2019}} where it now operates under the name Adriatic Express.
See also
References
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- [https://www.redfunnel.co.uk/en/isle-of-wight-ferry/fleet-information/hi-speed/red-jet-3/ Red Jet 3 specification]
External links
- {{Commons category-inline||Red Jet 3}}
{{Red Funnel}}
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Category:Ferry transport on the Isle of Wight