Blue Star Myconos

{{Short description|Greek Ropax Ferry}} {{Infobox ship |display_title = ital |infobox_caption = ''Blue Star Myconos'' |section1={{Infobox ship/image |image = Blue Star Myconos 8617.jpg |image_caption = ''Blue Star Myconos'' in Piraeus }} |section2={{Infobox ship/career |hide_header = |name = {{ubl |''Nissos Mykonos'' (2005-2020) |''Blue Star Myconos'' (2020-Present)}} |owner = {{ubl |Attica Group (2020-Present) |Hellenic Seaways (2005-2020)}} |operator = {{ubl |Hellenic Seaways 2005-2020 |Blue Star Ferries 2020-Present}} |builder = Hellenic Shipyards S.A. (Skaramagas, Greece) |yard_number = 701 |launched = 2005 |completed = September 2005 |identification = * IMO number: 9208679 * MMSI number: 240389000 * Call sign: SYJZ |status = In service }} |section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics |hide_header = |type = Ro-Pax Ferry |tonnage = 14,717 GT |length = {{convert|141|m|ft|abbr=on}} |beam = {{convert|21|m|ft|abbr=on}} |draft = {{convert|5.2|m|ft|abbr=on}} |propulsion = * 4 × Wärtsilä 12V38 diesel engines * 2 × Controllable pitch propellers (CPPs) |power = 31.7 MW (Total) |speed = * 25 knots (service) * 28 knots (max) |capacity = * 1,915 passengers * 418 cars |notes = Sister ship to ''Blue Star Chios'' }} }} '''''Blue Star Myconos''''' ({{langx|el|Μπλού Στάρ Μύκονος }}) is a ferry owned by Blue Star Ferries that currently operates most commonly on the Piraeus-Syros-Mykonos-Ikaria-Samos-Chios-Mytilene-Kavala route. It is driven by four Wartsila 12V38 main diesel engines and has an operating speed of 25 knots, making it faster than all other big ferries currently serving the Cyclades Islands and North Aegean. The ferry is a sister ship to ''Blue Star Chios''.

== Service History == The ship was ordered by Gerasimos Strintzis in the mid 90's on behalf of "Strintzis Lines" and launched at Hellenic Shipyards Co. originally named ''Superferry Chios''. In the year 2000, and while the construction of the ship was ongoing, Strintzis Lines were sold, and the order cancelled. The ship remained unfinished until 2005. Upon building completion the ship was renamed ''Nissos Mykonos'' and was delivered by Gerasimos Strintzis, then chairman and general manager of Hellenic Seaways.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V4IqAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Nissos+mykonos%22+%22Hellenic+Seaways%22|title=Sea breezes: Volume 81|year=2007|publisher=Pacific Steam Navigation Company|accessdate=18 August 2012}}</ref>

The ship is named after the Greek island of Mykonos.

In January 2020 ''Nissos Mykonos'' was renamed ''Blue Star Myconos''.

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==External links== * {{Commons category-inline|IMO 9208679}}

Category:2005 ships Category:Ferries of Greece Category:Ships built in Greece Category:Ships of Blue Star Ferries