Red Jet 6

	Red Jet 6 crossing The Solent
History
United Kingdom
Name	Red Jet 6
Operator	Red Funnel
Ordered	2015
Builder	Wight Shipyard
Launched	May 2016
In service	July 2016
Identification	IMO number: 9788083; MMSI number: 235117926; Callsign: 2JPU3;
Status	In service
Notes
General characteristics
Class & type	Catamaran ferry
Tonnage	363 GT
Length	41.12 m (134 ft 11 in)
Beam	10.87 m (35 ft 8 in)
Draught	1.30 m (4 ft 3 in)
Propulsion	4 × MTU 10V 2000 M72, 1,200 hp (890 kW) each, driving MJP500 waterjets
Speed	42 knots (78 km/h; 48 mph) max
Capacity	275
Crew	max 4

MV Red Jet 6 is a high-speed catamaran ferry constructed for Red Funnel in East Cowes on the Isle of Wight as the sixth member of the company's Red Jet line of catamarans.

Red Funnel announced in May 2015 that they had placed an order for the £6 million vessel with Wight Shipyard of East Cowes, making Red Jet 6 the first high-speed ferry built in the United Kingdom in 15 years. Red Jet 6 was constructed in East Cowes's former aircraft hangar, originally built for the Saunders-Roe aircraft company. She entered service in mid 2016.^[1]

Red Jet 6 is 41.12 metres (134 ft 11 in) long, with a passenger capacity of 275. She is powered by four MTU series 2000 diesel engines, each powering a waterjet for propulsion and steering giving a service speed of 38 knots (70 km/h; 44 mph), allowing a crossing time of 23 minutes. She can operate with one engine out with only a minor reduction in speed.^[1]^[2]

Red Jet 6 was named by Anne, Princess Royal at a ceremony at East Cowes on 4 July 2016.^[3] On 29 June 2017, Red Jet 6 set a new record for the circumnavigation of the Isle of Wight by multihulls, starting and finishing at the Royal Yacht Squadron starting line at Cowes, taking 1 hr, 17 mins, 17 secs at an average speed of 39.42 knots (73.01 km/h; 45.36 mph).^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Red Funnel reveals plan for Red Jet 6 — to be built on the Isle of Wight". Isle of Wight County Press. 27 May 2015. Archived from the original on 29 May 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
^ "Red Funnel Catamaran Powered by MTU Engines". MarineLink. July 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
^ "Royal naming for new Red Jet 6 passenger ferry". BBC News. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
^ "Red Funnel's Red Jet 6 sets Isle of Wight round-the-island record". Southern Daily Echo. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2018.

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[iwcp-1] "Red Funnel reveals plan for Red Jet 6 — to be built on the Isle of Wight". Isle of Wight County Press. 27 May 2015. Archived from the original on 29 May 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.

[MarineLink-2] "Red Funnel Catamaran Powered by MTU Engines". MarineLink. July 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.

[3] "Royal naming for new Red Jet 6 passenger ferry". BBC News. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.

[4] "Red Funnel's Red Jet 6 sets Isle of Wight round-the-island record". Southern Daily Echo. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2018.

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Red Jet 6 crossing The Solent
United Kingdom
Name	Red Jet 6
Operator	Red Funnel
Ordered	2015
Builder	Wight Shipyard
Launched	May 2016
In service	July 2016
Identification	IMO number: 9788083 MMSI number: 235117926 Callsign: 2JPU3
Status	In service
Notes
General characteristics
Class & type	Catamaran ferry
Tonnage	363 GT
Length	41.12 m (134 ft 11 in)
Beam	10.87 m (35 ft 8 in)
Draught	1.30 m (4 ft 3 in)
Propulsion	4 × MTU 10V 2000 M72, 1,200 hp (890 kW) each, driving MJP500 waterjets
Speed	42 knots (78 km/h; 48 mph) max
Capacity	275
Crew	max 4