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F/B SUPER NAIAS

Photo © Carsten Dettmer, Paros, 01/07/1996 #13180

Ship	Super Naias (1996) ΣΟΥΠΕΡ ΝΑΙΑΣ	Building Spec.	Kanda Zosensho, Kure, Japan, 1972 – N° 163
Call Sign	SVLA	IMO Number	7211799
GRT	11.334	DWT	2.129
Dimensions	135 x 22 x 5,19	Engines	2 Kawasaki – MAN 8V40/54, 12.782 kW
Speed	20 knots	Passengers	1.700
Beds	388 in 114 cabins	Cars	500
Lane Metres	675	Sister ships
Registry Port	Piraeus	Flag	Greek
Former Names/Own.	Green Arrow – Hiroshima Green Ferry 05/1972-1977 Argo – Epirus Line 1977-1978 Kriti – Anek Lines 1978-1996
New Names/Owners	Express Aris – Minoan Flying Dolphins / Hellas Ferries 11/1999-01/2002 Express Aris – Hellas Flying Dolphins / Hellas Ferries 01/2002-05/2004 Scrapped at Alang (India) in May 2004 as “Express”
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The second ferry of Hiroshima Green Ferry came to Greece in 1977, bought by Epirus Line but never in service under that colours. Was then sold after a year to Anek Lines, which held the ship from 1978 to 1995, becoming one of ANEK’s hystorical ferries. Anyway ANEK decided to sell the ferry in 1996 to Agapitos Lines. The ferry, which was renamed “Super Naias” was considerably larger than all other Agapitos ferries but, even wiewing her greater possibilities, the company decided to strengthen its position on already known routes rather than competing on new links, rerouting the “Super Naias” on Piraeus – Paros – Naxos – Ios – Santorini line, calling sometimes at Syros and Anafi and also connecting once a week Piraeus with Amorgos and Astypalea via Syros, Paros, Naxos and smaller Eastern Cyclades. Her first period of service for Agapitos was characterized by some mechanical failures, which forced the engineering crew to frequent fixing works; it should be said that when the ferry was owned by ANEK hadn’t the intense use that is typical of Cycladic services. Although very atypical for the service she was used on, being equipped by a large garage, huge lounges and a good number of cabins, the “Super Naias” was well appreciated on “Paronaxia” route, where nowadays no ferry could offer the same features. On February 4^th, 1997, the ship had a small collision at Astypalea, damaging her bulbous bow; this probably happened due to a mechanical failure; The ferry was towed to Piraeus for repairs. Between the masters which were in charge on this ferry during her Agapitos period, we should remember the well known Isidoros “Sideros” Mamidis. At the end of 1999 the ferry, which until that moment ran a very successful service, was sold to Minoan Flying Dolphins, entering their “Hellas Ferries” fleet as the “Express Aris”. She was then laid up in 2002 and sold for scrap in 2004.

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HIROSHIMA GREEN FERRY – Green Arrow (1972-1977)

Piraeus, 24/06/1983	Piraeus, 08/07/1988
Tony Garner	Frank Först

ANEK LINES – Kriti (1978-1989)

Patras, 08/09/1995	Igoumenitsa
George Giannakis	Greecefinikunda

ANEK LINES – Kriti (1989-1996)

Drapetsona	Piraeus	Aegean Sea, 16/06/1999
George Giannakis	Gunnar Menzer	Carlo Martinelli

AGAPITOS LINES – Super Naias (1996-1999)

Piraeus, 06/10/2000	Piraeus, 07/08/2001
Michele Lulurgas	Michele Lulurgas

MINOAN FLYING DOLPHINS / HELLAS FERRIES – Express Aris (2000-2004)

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