F/B Express Hermes

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F/B Express Hermes

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Ship	Express Hermes (1997) ΕΞΠΡΕΣ ΕΡΜΗΣ	Building Spec.	Boelwerf Vandereen, Tamise, Belgium, 1968 – N° 1440
Call Sign	SYQR	IMO Number	6813320
GRT	3.397	DWT	846
Dimensions	117,96 x 15,4 x 3,81	Engines	2 Sulzer 12MD510, 7.060 kW
Speed	21 knots	Passengers	1.700
Beds	73 in 24 cabins	Cars	140
Lane Metres	264	Sister ships	Georgios Express (scrapped in 2009)
Registry Port	Piraeus	Flag	Greek
Former Names/Own.	Princesse Astrid – Belgian Marine 1968-71 Princesse Astrid – RMT Regie voor Maritiem Transport / Sealink 1971-83 Georgios B – Ventouris Ferries 1983-84 Bari Express – Ventouris Ferries 1984-97
New Names/Owners	Express Hermes – Minoan Flying Dolphins / Hellas Ferries 1999-02 Express Hermes – Hellas Flying Dolphins / Hellas Ferries 2002-03 Scrapped at Alang (India) in 2003 as “Express Erme”
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She was one of the second pair of Boel series launched for R.M.T., the Belgian partner of Sealink consortium; also the first (end of 50’s) and the third couple of ferries (middle part of 70’s) came to Greece: it could be very interesting to notice all the coincidences which involved these ferries when bought in Greece, however we could say that Agapitos Express Ferries owned one ship of all these three generations: the Artevelde/Aigaion, the Princess Astrid/Express Hermes, then the Prince Philippe/Express Athina. Purchased from R.M.T. for which she served the ports of Dover and Harwich, in 1983, was first employed on the line Bari - Corfu - Igoumenitsa – Patras under Ventouris Ferries’s colours, then, from 1988, was moved to Rafina - Andros - Tinos – Myconos line. Note that the structure near the stern was enclosed from her original appearance (compare with Georgios Express). In 1997 was sold to Agapitos Express Ferries and put on the route Piraeus - Syros - Paros - Naxos, Heraklia - Schinousses - Koufonissia - Amorgos - Astypalea. In November 1999 was sold to Minoan Flying Dolphins; first routed on the same services performed under Agapitos ownership, after her arrest of October 2000 was never fully employed on Hellas Ferries services, being laid up from 2002. In September 2003 was sold for scrap, sailing for her last trip to Alang, India, with the name “Express Erme”.

R.M.T. F/B Princess Astrid – Photo by courtesy of Ferrypalace – Vincent Deley

M.F.D. HELLAS FERRIES F/B Express Hermes – Official Minoan Flying Dolphins photo #553

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