{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}} {{Infobox ship |infobox_caption=''Naxos Jet'' |display_title=ital |section1={{Infobox ship/image | image = Large.P1110381.JPG.2112e0146a8ac5a6b77dd52809fcfdd6.jpg |image_caption = Naxos Jet at [[Irakleia, Cyclades|Irakleia]] }}
|section2={{Infobox ship/career | country =Greece | flag = {{shipboxflag|Greece}} | name = *1992–1994: ''Seacat Scotland'' *1994–1995: ''Q Ship Express'' *1995–2007: ''Seacat Scotland'' *2007-2007: ''Shikra'' *2007–2010: ''Al Huda II'' *2010–2016: ''Cyclades Express'' *2016–Present: ''Naxos Jet'' | namesake = | owner = | operator = *1992–1994: [[SeaCat]] *1994–1995: [[Q Ships]] *1995–1997: [[SeaCat]] *1997–1998: [[Navegacion Atlantica]] *1998–2003: [[SeaCat]] *2003–2004: [[Hoverspeed]] *2004–2007: laid up *2007–2010: [[Fortune Maritime]] *2010–2016: [[NEL Lines]] *2016–present: [[Seajets]] | registry = *1992–1997: {{flag|Bahamas}} *1997–2007: {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}} *2007–2010: {{flag|Panama}} *2010–present: {{flag|Greece|civil}} | builder = [[Incat]], Australia | yard_number = 028 | route = | ordered = | awarded = | laid_down = | launched = 29 October 1991 | christened = | completed = | maiden_voyage = 1992 | in_service = 1992 | out_of_service = | renamed = | homeport = | identification = {{IMO Number|8919518}} | status = In Service. | notes = | badge = }}
|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics | hide_header = | header_caption = <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/seacat_scotland_1992.htm|title = HSC Seacat Scotland (1992)}}</ref> | class = | type = | tonnage = {{GT|3,003}} | length = {{convert|74|m|ft|abbr=on}} | beam = {{convert|26|m|ft|abbr=on}} | draught = {{convert|2.4|m|ft|abbr=on}} | propulsion = *4 × [[Ruston (engine builder)|Ruston]] 16RK 270 Diesels *4 × [[Wartsila|Lips]] water-jets | speed = {{convert|36|kn|km/h}} | range = | capacity = *500 Passengers *88 Vehicles | sensors = | notes = }} }}
'''''Naxos Jet''''' is a [[High-speed craft|high speed]] [[catamaran]] operated by [[Seajets]] in the [[Aegean Sea|Aegean]].
==History== The '''''Naxos Jet''''' was built in 1992 as '''''Seacat Scotland''''' for [[Sea Containers]]. She was built to [[Inauguration|inaugurate]] a new fast ferry service between [[Stranraer]] and [[Belfast]]. Before commencing service on the [[North Channel (Great Britain and Ireland)|North Channel]] she briefly operated on the [[Dover]] to [[Calais]] route for [[Hoverspeed]].
During the winter of 1994/1995 she was [[Chartering (shipping)|chartered]] to [[Middle East|middle eastern]] operator Q Ships for service across the [[Red Sea]]. for this role she was renamed '''''Q Ship Express'''''. During her charter the Stranraer – Belfast route was operated by [[HSC Snaefell|Seacat Isle of Man]]. On completion of the charter she returned to the [[Stranraer]] – [[Belfast]] route, changing back to her original name.
''Seacat Scotland'' was chartered again during the winter of 1997/1998. This time to [[Uruguay]]an ferry operator Navegacion Atlantida S.A. for service on the [[Río de la Plata|River Plate]]. She returned to the North Channel for the 1998 summer season. [[Sea Containers]] left Stranraer in 2000 in favour of [[Troon]] following heavy competition from [[Stena Line]] and [[P&O Irish Sea]] at [[Loch Ryan]]. ''Seacat Scotland'' operated the Belfast – Troon route until 2003 when she was replaced by the [[HSC Jaume II|''Rapide'']].
''Seacat Scotland'' transferred to the [[Hoverspeed]] Dover – Calais route which she operated with ''Seacat Danmark'' and ''Seacat France''. She remained on the [[English Channel]] until September 2005 when she was once again replaced by the [[HSC Jaume II|''Rapide'']].
She left Dover in September 2004 bound for the Pallion shipyard in [[Sunderland, Tyne and Wear|Sunderland]]. She remained dry docked in Sunderland until she was sold to Fortune Maritime Enterprises . She left Sunderland in April 2007<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.doverferryphotos.co.uk/pastandpresent/scot.htm |title=Welcome to Dover Ferry Photos | Past and Present - Seacat Scotland |access-date=2010-08-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100106175640/http://www.doverferryphotos.co.uk/pastandpresent/scot.htm |archive-date=2010-01-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref> bound for [[Keratsini]] as the '''''Shikra'''''. Before entering service between [[Port Safaga|Safaga]] and [[Dhuba]] she was renamed '''''Al Huda I'''''.
In July 2010 the ''Al Huda I'' arrived in [[Perama]]. During her refit she was repainted in [[NEL Lines]] livery and renamed '''''Cyclades Express'''''.
In early 2016, ''Cyclades Express'' was sold to the ferry company Seajets and is planned to be renamed '''''Naxos Jet'''''. Since 2016 in under the name of ''Naxos Jet'' and works every Summer from Piraeus to Aegean Islands
==Sister ships== * ''[[HSC Cat|Cat]]'' * ''[[High Speed Jet|Speedrunner 1]]'' * ''[[Caldera Vista|Master Jet]]'' * ''Pescara Jet'' * ''[[Condor 10]]'' * ''Mandarin''
There are also two other 74m hulls built by Incat but show clear differences to the standard 74m design ships above. These are:- * ''Patricia Olivia'' – Modified passenger accommodation and forward windows. * ''Atlantic III'' – Has the appearance of an Incat 78m design.
There are also two other 74m hulls built by Incat but show clear differences to the standard 74m design ships above. These are:- * ''Patricia Olivia'' – Modified passenger accommodation and forward windows. * ''Atlantic III'' – Has the appearance of an Incat 78m design.
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Seajets}} {{Incat catamarans}}
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