F/B Panagia Ekatontapiliani

F/B PANAGIA EKATONTAPILIANI

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Ship	Panagia Ekatontapiliani (1996) ΠΑΝΑΓΙΑ ΕΚΑΤΟΝΤΑΠYΛΙΑΝΗ	Building Spec.	Arsenal de la Marine Nationale Francaise, Brest, France, 1972 – N° 1
Call Sign	SWXF	IMO Number	7205063
GRT	5.596	DWT	1.030
Dimensions	118,09 x 19,84 x 4,12	Engines	2 De Bretagne – Pielstick 16PC2-V400, 9.885 kW
Speed	19,5 knots	Passengers	1.400
Beds	118 in 35 cabins	Cars	256
Lane Metres		Sister ships	Apollon Penelope A
Registry Port	Piraeus	Flag	Greek
Former Names/Own.	Hengist – British Railways / Sealink 1972-84 Hengist – Sealink British Ferries 1984-90 Hengist – Sealink Stena Line 1990 Stena Hengist – Sealink Stena Line 1991-92 Romilda – G.A. Ferries 1992-93 Apollo Express 2 – Ventouris Sea Lines 1993-96
New Names/Owners	Express Artemis – Minoan Flying Dolphins / Hellas Ferries 1999-01 Panagia Ekatontapiliani – Minoan Flying Dolphins / Hellas Ferries 2001-02 Panagia Ekatontapiliani – Hellas Flying Dolphins / Hellas Ferries 2002-04 Agios Georgios – Ventouris Sea Lines 2004à
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First of three sister ships employed between France and England, the “Hengist” was mainly used on Dover - Calais line, even after her name changes and changes of ownership, until 1992, when she was sold to G.A. Ferries, being the first ferry of the company carrying the name “Romilda”. Was immediately sold the following year to Ventouris Sea Lines, which already owned her sister; anyway was involved in the bankruptcy of the company and laid up at Piraeus Main Port from October 1995 to September 1996, when was bought by Agapitos Lines. Under this ownership she served the Piraeus – Paros – Naxos – Ios – Santorini line under the extra-long name “Panagia Ekatontapiliani”, the name of a church situated at Paros island, devoted to the “Holy Virgin of the Hundred Gates”, gaining a good success until her sale to Minoan Flying Dolphins, happened in 1999, when she was renamed “Express Artemis”, maintaining more or less the same services. She was renamed as her Agapitos period in 2001, and repainted under the new Hellas Flying Dolphins livery in 2002. Was sold in 2004 to the resurrected Ventouris Sea Lines, as “Agios Georgios” for a new service linking Rafina to Cyclades; then she abandoned Rafina to serve both Western Cyclades and Paros – Naxos – Ios – Santorini from Piraeus.