H/S/F KNOSSOS PALACE | The last departure from Piraeus Port VSF

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H/S/F Knossos Palace is a Ro-Pax high speed ferry, built in 2000 at the Sestri Ponente shipyards by Fincantieri and owned by Minoan Lines. It can accommodate up to 2,500 passengers and 700 cars, and has 758 beds plus 742 airseats for passengers. The vessel is powered by four 4x Wärtsilä 16V46C diesel engines with a combined power of 67,517 kW, which give her a top speed of 31,6 knots.

It is named after the Minoan palace of Knossos and its sister ship is HSF Kydon Palace.

Route
Knossos Palace serves the overnight route Piraeus - Heraklio and Heraklio - Piraeus, except for some rare occasions in which it replaces other ships of Minoan Lines in their routes. During the holiday season, it occasionally operates during daytime, completing her voyage in 6 hours.

Accidents and incidents
On November 19, 2003 Knossos Palace was sailing 40 nm northwest of Heraklion en route from Piraeus when a fire broke out on board. The fire was caused by a truck in the vessel's garage that was carrying chemicals. The crew swiftly dealt with the emergency and the fire was put out using the sprinkler system before causing major damage. However, the fire damaged the cables powering the passenger drawbridge, which became inoperable. As a result, an airport staircase had to be brought to the port in order to allow safe disembarkation.

Yesterday, after 20 years of presence in Greek waters, the ship sailed for the last time from the port of Piraeus to Naples, Italy, where it will be launched on the lines of the Grimaldi Group, while it will be found in December after many years in Greece and will take the place of the first with the same name.

General characteristics
Type: Ro-pax ferry
Tonnage: 24,352 GT
5,493 DWT
Length: 214 m (702 ft)
Beam: 26.4 m (87 ft)
Height: 7.10 m (23 ft)
Ramps: Two
Installed power: Four diesel engines, 67,517 kW (combined)
Speed: 31,6 knots
Capacity: 2,500 passengers
Cars : 700

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