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F/B Express Santorini
Photo © Michele Lulurgas, Paros Sea,
28/06/96 #56
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Ship |
Express Santorini (1993) ΕΞΠΡΕΣ ΣΑΝΤΟΡΙΝΗ |
Building Spec. |
Dubigeon Normandie S.A., Nantes,
Francia, 1974 N°137 |
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Call Sign |
SXQR |
IMO Number |
7330040 |
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GRT |
4.590 |
DWT |
1.647 |
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Dimensions |
115,4 x 19,23 x 4,2 |
Engines |
2 Atlantique
- Pielstick, 16PC2V400 11.776 kW |
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Speed |
19 knots |
Passengers |
1.863 |
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Beds |
40 |
Cars |
240 |
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Lane Metres |
350 |
Sister ships |
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Registry Port |
Piraeus |
Flag |
Greek |
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Former Names/Own. |
Chartres SNCF Societθ Nationale
Chemins de fer France / Sealink
1974-11/1993 |
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New Names/Owners |
Express Santorini Minoan Flying Dolphins / Hellas Ferries
11/1999-12/2001 Express Santorini Hellas Flying Dolphins / Hellas Ferries
01/2002-01/2005 Express Santorini Hellenic Seaways 01/2005-07/2014 Chartered to Trasmaηor Atlanticoline
06/2007-10/2007 Chartered to Strintzis Ferries 01/2008-02/2008 Chartered to Trasmaηor Atlanticoline
06/2008-10/2008 Chartered to Trasmaηor Atlanticoline
05/2009-10/2009 Chartered to Trasmaηor Atlanticoline
05/2010-10/2010 Chartered to Trasmaηor Atlanticoline
05/2011-10/2011 Chartered to Trasmaηor Atlanticoline
05/2012-10/2012 Chartered to Trasmaηor Atlanticoline
05/2013-10/2013 Chartered to Trasmaηor Atlanticoline
05/2014-10/2014 Express Santorini Hellenic Shipping 07/2014-11/2016 Chartered to Trasmaηor Atlanticoline
04/2015-10/2015 Chartered to Hellenic Seaways
12/2015-03/2016 Chartered to Trasmaηor Atlanticoline
04/2016-10/2016 Al Salmy 4 Salem Al
Makrani 11/2016 |
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The Express Santorini could surely
have been considered as part of Agapitos Express Ferriess
heart, together with her running-mate Express Olympia. There is not big differences from the former appearance as
Chartres and the actual one as Express Santorini. Originally in service
between England and France, was on almost all the Eastern Channel connections,
calling in Dover, Boulogne, Calais, Newhaven, Dieppe, Dunkerque, Folkestone,
Zeebrugge. Her main garage deck was used also for railway coaches, the main
traffic on Dover Dunkerque route; for this reason the Chartres had another
particular feature: the deck just above the garage was convertible and was able
to accommodate cars in her aft lounge, a flexibility which was lost later in
the years by converting the space to passenger lounge in a permanent way; the
cars could enter the convertible upper garage by side openings from the
train-ferry berths or also by the stern opening when moored at twin-level
berths in Dover or Calais. Before coming to Greece, was chartered to French
Army for War operations in Iraq (1991), and in 1990, was seriously in danger of
capsizing at Dieppe, after having hit the pier. Was bought by Agapitos on
November 1993 and rerouted on Piraeus - Paros - Naxos - Ios
- Santorini line, maintaining her name and service also after the resale to
Minoan Flying Dolphins of December 1999. Transferred to Hellenic Seaways in
2005, serving both her classic route and other services to Eastern Aegean
(Samos Ikaria Chios Mytilene), was chartered to Transmaηor
for Summer 2007, retaining her colours, name and Greek Flag, but being fitted with a left
site-ramp, required to serve Azores, which hurted
very much her external appearance. Back to Greece in Autumn 2007, was rarely
employed again on Hellenic Seaways routes, spending all her Summer seasons on
charter for Atlanticoline and two months in 2008 on
charter for Strintzis Ferries. On July 2014, in the
middle of her charter to Atlanticoline, was sold from
Hellenic Seaways to Greek businessmen working in Portugal. Back in Greece after
the charter, was chartered again to Atlantico Line
for 2015 and 2016 summer seasons, being chartered also between these Azores
spells to her former owners of Hellenic Seaways, which routed her on Lavrio North Aegean line from December 2015 to March 2016.
Back to Greece after her last charter, was sold to United Arab Emirates, taking
the name Al Salmy 4.
Photo Gallery
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From Peter Asklanders |
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Collection |
Ted Ingham |
SEALINK
S.N.C.F. Chartres (1974-197?)
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Dover Strait, 12/09/1978 |
Apostolos Kakniss |
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Paul Morgan |
collection |
SEALINK
S.N.C.F. Chartres (197?-1984)
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Dover |
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Ted Ingham |
SEALINK
S.N.C.F. Chartres (1985)
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Dieppe, 14/08/1988 |
Dover |
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Carlo Martinelli |
David Ingham |
SEALINK
S.N.C.F. Chartres (1986-1990)
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By courtesy of |
Dover |
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Micke Asklander |
David Ingham |
SEALINK
A.L.A. Chartres (1990)
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Suez, 28/01/1991 |
Dunkirk,
May 1993 |
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Yvon Perchoc |
Pieter Inpijn |
SEALINK
A.L.A. Chartres (1991-1993)
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01/07/1996 |
Naxos, August 1996 |
Piraeus |
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Per Jensen |
Carsten Dettmer |
Emilio Barenghi |
Antonios Lazaris |
AGAPITOS
EXPRESS FERRIES Express Santorini (1994-1999)
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Piraeus |
Piraeus |
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Pieter Inpijn |
Pieter Inpijn |
MINOAN
FLYING DOLPHINS / HELLAS FERRIES Express Santorini (1999-2000)
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Pireo,
08/10/2000 |
Aegean Sea, August 2001 |
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Michele
Lulurgas |
Brian Fisher |
MINOAN
FLYING DOLPHINS / HELLAS FERRIES Express Santorini (2000-2002)
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Piraeus |
Santorini, 28/10/2004 |
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Georges Pop |
Dominik
Wagner |
HELLAS
FLYING DOLPHINS / HELLAS FERRIES Express Santorini (2002-2004)
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Piraeus,
16/08/2005 |
Piraeus,
16/08/2005 |
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Michele
Lulurgas |
Michele
Lulurgas |
HELLENIC
SEAWAYS Express Santorini (2005)
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Piraeus, 06/11/2006 |
Piraeus, 06/01/2007 |
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Michele
Lulurgas |
Michele
Lulurgas |
HELLENIC
SEAWAYS Express Santorini (2006-2007)
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Piraeus, 02/05/2007 |
Piraeus, 02/05/2007 |
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Apostolos Kaknis |
Apostolos Kaknis |
HELLENIC
SEAWAYS Express Santorini (2007-2010)
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Graciosa, 25/06/2012 |
S. Roque do Pico, 28/07/2012 |
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Miguel Nσia |
Miguel Nσia |
HELLENIC
SEAWAYS / ATLANTICOLINE Express Santorini (2010-2014)
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Drapetsona, 28/10/2014 |
Piraeus, 30/03/2015 |
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Panagiotis Vlachos |
Georgios Mertis |
HELLENIC
SHIPPING / ATLANTICOLINE Express Santorini (2014-2016)
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Piraeus, 23/12/2015 |
Lavrion, 06/01/2007 |
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Georgios Mertis |
Vladimir Knyaz |
HELLENIC
SEAWAYS Express Santorini (2016-2017)
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Drapetsona,
03/04/2016 |
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Georgios Mertis |
HELLENIC
SHIPPING Express Santorini (2017)
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Keratsini, 03/11/2016 |
Keratsini, 03/11/2016 |
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Georgios Mertis |
Georgios Mertis |
HELLENIC
SHIPPING / ATLANTICOLINE Express Santorini (2017)
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Drapetsona, 23/11/2016 |
Drapetsona, 23/11/2016 |
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Georgios Mertis |
Georgios Mertis |
SAMC
Al Salmy 4 (2017)