MV Jean de La Valette
Jean de La Valette departing Malta's Grand Harbour in 2012 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Malta | |
| Name | Jean de La Valette |
| Namesake | Jean Parisot de Valette |
| Owner | Virtu Fast Ferries Limited |
| Operator | Virtu Ferries Limited |
| Port of registry | Valletta, Malta |
| Route |
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| Ordered | April 2009 |
| Builder | Austal, Henderson, Western Australia |
| Launched | 25 April 2010 |
| Maiden voyage | 4 October 2010 |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | High-speed catamaran |
| Tonnage | dwt 850 t (840 long tons; 940 short tons) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 23.8 m (78 ft) (moulded) |
| Draught | 4.9 m (16 ft) |
| Depth | 9.4 m (31 ft) |
| Decks | 2 |
| Installed power | 4 x MTU 20V 8000 M71L4 x 9,100 kW diesel engines |
| Propulsion | 4 x Kamewa 125SIII waterjets |
| Speed | 39 kn (72 km/h; 45 mph) |
| Capacity |
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| Crew | 24 |
MV or HSC Jean de La Valette (JDLV) is a high-speed catamaran ferry owned and operated by Virtu Ferries. Built by Austal in 2010, it is one of the largest vessels of its kind in the world. It operated routes from Malta to Pozzallo and Catania in Sicily, serving as a link between Malta and the rest of Europe, until it was replaced by the MV Saint John Paul II in March 2019. The vessel was leased to the Trinidad and Tobago Inter-Island Ferry Service between 2019 and 2021 to serve as an inter-island ferry between Port of Spain and Scarborough. The vessel then returned to Malta to operate on its original route.