Red Jet 7
{{short description|Isle of Wight passenger catamaran ferry}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2018}}
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image=File:Red Jet 7.jpg |Ship caption=Red Jet 7 departing Town Quay}} {{Infobox ship career |Hide header= |Ship country= United Kingdom |Ship flag=60px |Ship name=MV Red Jet 7 |Ship operator= File:Red Funnel flag.svg Red Funnel |Ship ordered= 2016 |Ship builder= Wight Shipyard |Ship yard number= |Ship laid down= |Ship launched= 6 June 2018 |Ship completed= 6 June 2018 |Ship in service= July 2018 - present |Ship registry={{flagicon|United Kingdom|civil}} Southampton, England |Ship acquired= |Ship identification=*{{IMO Number|9838321}}
|Ship status=In service |Ship notes= {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption= |Ship class= Catamaran ferry |Ship tonnage= |Ship displacement= |Ship length= {{convert|41.12|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |Ship beam= {{convert|10.87|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |Ship height= |Ship draught= {{convert|1.30|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |Ship draft= |Ship ice class= |Ship sail plan= |Ship propulsion= 4 x MTU 2000 diesel engines, 4 x Hamilton HM751 water jets |Ship speed= {{convert|38|kn|lk=in}} |Ship capacity= 277 |Ship crew= 3-4 |Ship notes=}}}} |
MV Red Jet 7 is a British high speed catamaran ferry operated by Red Funnel on its Southampton-Cowes route. It was launched on 6 June 2018 and entered service on 24 July{{cite web |last1=Tew |first1=Imogen |title=GALLERY: Red Funnel's new Red Jet 7 in the water for the first time at East Cowes |url=http://www.iwcp.co.uk/news/16275406.GALLERY__Red_Jet_7_in_the_water_for_the_first_time_at_East_Cowes/ |website=Isle of Wight County Press Online |date=7 June 2018 |publisher=Isle of Wight County Press |accessdate=13 July 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612121139/http://www.iwcp.co.uk/news/16275406.GALLERY__Red_Jet_7_in_the_water_for_the_first_time_at_East_Cowes/ |archivedate=12 June 2018 |url-status=live}}{{cite news |title=Solent |first=Russell |last=Plummer |page=11 |work=Ships Monthly|date=August 2018}}
Red Jet 7 has a length of {{convert|41.12|m|ftin}}, a beam of {{convert|10.87|m|ftin}} and a draught of {{convert|1.30|m|ftin}}. She carries up to 277 passengers with a crew of three or four and is powered by four MTU 2000 diesel engines driving four Hamilton HM751 water jets, giving her a speed of {{convert|38|knot}}.{{cite web |title=Red Jet 7 Specification |url=https://www.redfunnel.co.uk/en/isle-of-wight-ferry/fleet-information/hi-speed/red-jet-7/ |publisher=Red Funnel Ferries |accessdate=13 July 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713172307/https://www.redfunnel.co.uk/en/isle-of-wight-ferry/fleet-information/hi-speed/red-jet-7/ |archivedate=13 July 2018 |url-status=live}}
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