MF Prevelis

{{short description|Ship}} {{Infobox ship | display_title = MF ''Prevelis'' |section1={{Infobox ship/image | image = Prevelis Piraeus.jpg | image_caption = ''Prevelis'' in Piraeus. }}

|section2={{Infobox ship/career | hide_header = | country =Greece | flag = {{shipboxflag|Greece|civil}} | name = *''Ferry Orange No 2'' (1980-1994) *''Preveli'' (1994-2000) *''Prevelis'' (2000-Present) | namesake = Preveli Monastery | owner = *Shikoku Kaihatsu Ferry (1980-1994) *Rethymniaki Naftiliaki SA (1994-1999) *ANEK Lines (1999-Present) | operator = *Shikoku Kaihatsu Ferry (1980-1994) *Cretan Ferries (1994-1999) *ANEK Lines (1999-Present) | registry = *Rethymno, {{flag|Greece|civil}} | route = Piraeus–Milos-Santorini-Anafi-Heraklion-Sitia-Kasos-Karpathos-Halki-Rhodes | ordered = | builder = Imabari Shipbuilding | original_cost = | yard_number = 396 | laid_down = | launched = 9 November 1980 | sponsor = | christened = | completed = 1980 | maiden_voyage = 1980 | identification = *{{IMO number|8020927}} *Call sign: SYDL *{{MMSI|239297000}} | fate = | status = Laid Up | notes = }}

|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics | hide_header = | header_caption = | type = Ro-pax ferry | tonnage = *{{GT|15,354}} *{{DWT|3,300}} | displacement = | length = {{convert|142.5|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} | beam = {{convert|23.5|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} | height = | draft = | depth = {{convert|5.2|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} | decks = | deck_clearance = | ramps = One | ice_class = | power = Two Pielstick-Ishakawajima-12PC2-5V diesel engines, 8,352{{nbsp}}kW (combined) | propulsion = | speed = 20 knots | range = | endurance = | capacity = *991 passengers *310 cars | crew = | notes = }} }}

'''MF ''Prevelis''''' ({{langx|el|Πρέβελης}}) is a Ro-Pax ferry, built in 1980 by Imabari Shipbuilding in Japan as '''''Ferry Orange No 2''''' for ''Shikoku Kaihatsu Ferry'' (ja).<ref name="ship-db">{{cite web | url=http://ship-db.de/en/nawbn.php?wbn_nr=IMZI396230 |publisher=ship-db.de |access-date=2016-10-27 |title=PREVELIS}}</ref> On 27 December 1980 she was put into service on the Toyo(ja) - Osaka route. In 1994, she was bought by ''Rethymniaki Naftiliaki SA'' and was named '''''Preveli''''' after Preveli Monastery. Following a refit in Perama, she started to operate on the Piraeus - Rethymno route. After the 1999 acquisition of Rethymniaki by ANEK Lines, Prevelis operates in the colors of ANEK.<ref name="ferry-site">{{cite web | url=http://www.ferry-site.dk/ferry.php?id=8020927&lang=en |publisher=ferry-site.dk |access-date=2016-10-27 |title=M/F Prevelis}}</ref>

==Route== As of early 2023, MF ''Prevelis'' connects Piraeus with Cyclades, Crete and Dodecanese, calling at the ports of Milos, Santorini, Anafi, Heraklion, Sitia, Kasos, Karpathos, Halki and Rhodes.

==External links== *[http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/ferry_orange_no_2_1980.htm M/S Ferry Orange no 2] *[https://ellinikiaktoploia.net/prevelis-prevelis-2/ ΕΓ/ΟΓ Πρέβελης «Ο αφανής ήρωας της άγονης γραμμής της Κασοκαρπαθίας»]; archived [https://archive.today/20230507180111/https://ellinikiaktoploia.net/prevelis-prevelis-2/ here].

==References== {{Reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Prevelis}} Category:Ships of ANEK Lines Category:Ships built in Ehime Prefecture Category:1980 ships