HSC Champion Jet 1
 HSC Champion Jet 1 docked at Heraklion
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| History | |
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| Name | HSC Champion Jet 1 |
| Owner |
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| Operator |
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| Port of registry | Limassol, Cyprus,  Cyprus |
| Route | Pireaus |
| Builder | Incat, Tasmania, Australia |
| Yard number | 044 |
| Laid down | 1 November 1996 |
| Launched | 7 May 1997 |
| Completed | 1997 |
| Identification | IMO number: 9151008 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 5,007 gt |
| Length | 86.62 m (284.2 ft) |
| Beam | 26 m (85.3 ft) |
| Draft | 3.5 m (11.5 ft) |
| Installed power | 4x Ruston 20RK270 |
| Propulsion | 4x Lips LJ145D waterjet |
| Speed | up to 40 knots (74 km/h; 46 mph) |
| Capacity |
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The HSC Champion Jet 1 is an 86m fast catamaran ferry operated by Seajets Ferries. She was until early 2015 owned by Condor Ferries and called HSC Condor Vitesse.
History
Champion Jet 1 was built in 1997 at the
She operated in 1998 at a reduced passenger capacity of 500 passengers and 90 cars in order to provide space to transfer passengers from the
In 2001
On 14 January 2015, it was announced that she would be sold to Greek firm
Incidents
Condor Vitesse was holed after colliding with the jetty in St Malo on 22 March 2008.
On 28 March 2011, she was involved in a collision with a fishing boat near the
Condor Vitesse in Brittany Ferries marketing
Brittany Ferries used a variety of marketing names for the vessel in its publicity and ticketing. The ship has been advertised as Brittany Ferries Condor Vitesse and Vitesse. From 2005 she was referred to as Normandie Vitesse except in the Brittany Ferries information leaflet for the ship which referred to her as Vitesse.
Condor Vitesse carried small Brittany Ferries branding on both sides towards the stern. In Brittany Ferries publicity, the positioning of the Condor and Brittany branding was either reversed, or the Condor branding was removed altogether. Condor Vitesse was the first vessel to carry the current Brittany Ferries logo.
Regular routes
Apr 2024 -
- Pireaus(Alternative days)
- Pireaus(Alternative days)
Oct 2023
- Pireaus
Sept 2023 - Oct 2023
June 2023 - Sept 2023
- Pireaus
May 2023 - June 2023
- Pireaus
Apr 2023 - May 2023
- Pireaus(Mon,Wed,Thurs & Sat)
- Pireaus(Tues Fri & Sun.)
Oct 2022
- Pireaus
July 2022 - Sept 2022
- Mytilini-Lemnos-Thessaloniki(Tuesdays)
June 2022 - Sept 2022
- Thessaloniki-Skiathos-Skopelos-Alonnisos-Mantoudi-Alonnisos-Skopelos-Skiathos-Thessaloniki (Mondays,Wednesdays,Friday,Saturday& Sundays)
Apr 2022 - June 2022
- Pireaus(Daily)
Oct 2021
- Pireaus
From Sept 2021 - Oct 2021
route from July 2021 - Sept 2021
(Mondays,Wednesdays,Friday,Saturday& Sundays)
- Poole-Cherbourg mid-May to late September/early October 2001 - 2015
- St Malomid-May to late September/early October 2001 - 2015
- St Malo) rest of the year
Sister ships
References
- ^ "Condor Ferries sells Express and Vitesse to Greek firm". BBC News. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ^ "Man dies after ferry collision". thisisjersey.com. 28 March 2011. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Police investigate Condor collision". thisisjersey.com. 29 March 2011. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - Bureau d'Enquêtes sur les Événements de Mer. October 2011. Archived from the original(PDF) on 20 August 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
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