MV Saint John Paul II

Saint John Paul II arriving at Fremantle, Australia, during her delivery voyage
History
Malta
Name	Saint John Paul II
Namesake	Pope John Paul II
Owner	Virtu Ferries
Operator	Virtu Ferries
Port of registry	Valletta, Malta
Route	Valletta - Pozzallo
Ordered	July 2016
Builder	Incat, Hobart, Tasmania
Cost	€75 million (2016)
Yard number	089
Launched	22 December 2018
In service	11 March 2019
Identification	IMO number: 9817274 MMSI number: 248015000 Call sign: 9HA4474
Status	In service
General characteristics
Type	High-speed catamaran
Tonnage	dwt 1,000 t (980 long tons; 1,100 short tons)
Length	110.6 m (363 ft) (overall) 101.9 m (334 ft) (waterline)
Beam	28.2 m (93 ft) (moulded) 5.4 m (18 ft) (beam of hulls)
Draught	4.277 m (14.03 ft)
Installed power	4 x MTU 20V 8000 M71L engines (9,100kW each)
Propulsion	4 x Wärtsilä LJX 1500SR waterjets
Speed	37 kn (69 km/h; 43 mph)
Capacity	1120 seats but only 900 passengers declared 490 truck lane metres or 167 cars. Maximum 30 motorbikes, 18 trailers (17mt each) depends on trip
Crew	from 22 to 30

MV or HSC^[a] Saint John Paul II is a high-speed catamaran ferry owned and operated by Virtu Ferries. Built by Incat in 2017–18, the vessel entered service as a ferry between Malta and Sicily in March 2019. It is the largest vessel of its kind in the Mediterranean Sea, and the second largest in the world.

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