Blue Horizon 01

Piraeus, Greece 07 June 2014

 
Blue Horizon 02
Piraeus, Greece 07/06/14
 

Name

BLUE HORIZON

Previous names

1987 - 08/1998 Varuna

1998 - 01/2000 Superferry Hellas

Type

Roll-On/Roll-Off carrier - Ferry

IMO-number

8616336

Call sign

SWPG

Flag

Greece

Port of registry

Piraeus

Previous flags

1987 1999 Japan, Muroran

GT

27.320

DWT

9.005 t

14.398

Length

187,13 m overall

175,00 m between perpendiculars

Breadth

27,00 m

Draught

6,62 m

Lane metres

1.800

Depth

9,80 m moulded

Speed

Max: 23,5 knots

Service: 20,5 knots

Route

Piraeus - Santorini - Kos - Rhodes

Built

1987

Refit: 1999

Keel laid

02/12/1986

Launch date

31/03/1987

Date completion

10/07/1987

Builder

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Shimonoseki Shipyard & Machinery Works

Shimonoseki

Japan

Yard number

899

Hull material

Steel

Main engine

2x Mitsubishi/MAN-B&W 8L58/64 - 8 cylinder combustion engine 21.880 kW / 29.748 hp

Number of passengers

1.497

Number of beds

530

Number of cars

780

Operator

Blue Star Ferries

Owner

Blue Star Ferries Maritime SA

123-125 Syngrou Avenue & 3, Torva Street

117 45 Athens

Greece

Previous owners

  • 1987 - 08/1998 Varuna - Higashi Nippon Ferry

  • 1998 - 01/2000 Superferry Hellas - Strintzis Lines

  • 2000 - 2013 Blue Horizon - Blue Star Ferries

  • 2013 Blue Horizon - Superfast ferries

  • 2013 - 2023 Blue Horizon - Blue star Ferries

Renamed

2023 - 11/2023 Lefka Ori

Greece, Piraeus - Call sign: SWPG

Owner: Blue star Ferries

11/2023 Lefka Ori

Greece, Piraeus - Call sign: SWPG

Owner / manger: Anek Lines Sa - Chania, Greece

Latest data adjustment

09 March 2025