MV Red Jet 5 is a passenger catamaran ferry operated by Red Funnel

Red Funnel

The Southampton Isle of Wight and South of England Royal Mail Steam Packet Company Limited, which trades as Red Funnel, is a ferry company that carries passengers and vehicles on routes between the English mainland and the Isle of Wight...

 on their route from Southampton

Southampton

Southampton is the largest city in the county of Hampshire on the south coast of England, and is situated south-west of London and north-west of Portsmouth. Southampton is a major port and the closest city to the New Forest...

 to Cowes

Cowes

Cowes is an English seaport town and civil parish on the Isle of Wight. Cowes is located on the west bank of the estuary of the River Medina facing the smaller town of East Cowes on the east Bank...

 on the Isle of Wight

Isle of Wight

The Isle of Wight is a county and the largest island of England, located in the English Channel, on average about 2–4 miles off the south coast of the county of Hampshire, separated from the mainland by a strait called the Solent...

 along with sister ships Red Jet 3

Red Jet 3

MV Red Jet 3 is a passenger catamaran ferry operated by Red Funnel on their route from Southampton to Cowes on the Isle of Wight along with sister ships Red Jet 4 and Red Jet 5. She was built by FB Marine Ltd on the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. Red Jet 3 is the only vessel in the fleet built by...

 and Red Jet 4

Red Jet 4

MV Red Jet 4 is a passenger catamaran ferry operated by Red Funnel on their route from Southampton to Cowes on the Isle of Wight, along with sister ships Red Jet 3 and Red Jet 5. She was built by North West Bay Ships in Tasmania. Red Jet 4 is the first vessel built by Red Funnel outside the UK...

. She was built by Pequot River Shipworks in New London

New London, Connecticut

New London is a seaport city and a port of entry on the northeast coast of the United States.It is located at the mouth of the Thames River in New London County, southeastern Connecticut....

, Connecticut

Connecticut

Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...

, USA. Red Jet 5 is the second vessel built by Red Funnel outside the UK. Red Jet 5 was built as early as 1999 but was introduced to Red Funnel's fleet in 2009. Before she was known as the Bo Hengy, and was run by Bahamas Ferries and retired in 2008. In the UK she was officially named by Shirley Robertson

Shirley Robertson

Shirley Ann Robertson, OBE is a Scottish sailor and Olympic gold medallist. She made it in the history books by becoming the first British woman to win two Olympic gold medals at consecutive games, Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004....

 on the 21st of July 2009 and entered service about a week later.

Red Jet 5 is by passenger capacity the third largest in the fleet. She is almost of the same design as her sister ship Red Jet 3

Red Jet 3

MV Red Jet 3 is a passenger catamaran ferry operated by Red Funnel on their route from Southampton to Cowes on the Isle of Wight along with sister ships Red Jet 4 and Red Jet 5. She was built by FB Marine Ltd on the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. Red Jet 3 is the only vessel in the fleet built by...

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