MV ''Red Jet 7'' is a British high speed catamaran ferry operated by the ferry company

Red Funnel Red Funnel, the trading name of the Southampton Isle of Wight and South of England Royal Mail Steam Packet Company Limited,Southampton Southampton () is a port City status in the United Kingdom, city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. It is located approximately south-west of London and west of Portsmouth. The city forms part of the South Hampshire, S ...

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. The two towns are linked by the Cowes ...

route, alongside the company's other current Red Jets '' 4'' and '' 6''. Constructed on site at the

Wight Shipyard The Wight Shipyard is a shipbuilding company and shipyard based in East Cowes on the Isle of Wight in the UK, with their facilities occupying and including the historic Saunders-Roe flying boat hangar. The company was originally known as Shemara ...

where Red Jet 6 was also built, it has been built to a similar specification as its predecessor. ''Red Jet 7'' was launched on 6 June 2018 and underwent system tests prior to being placed into service for 24 July 2018, in time for the surge in traffic over

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. ''Red Jet 7'' has a length of , a beam of and a draught of . She carries up to 277 passengers with a crew of 3 or 4 and is powered by four MTU 2000 diesel engines driving four Hamilton HM751 water jets, giving her a speed of .

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* {{Red Funnel Ferries of England 2018 ships Individual catamarans Ships of Red Funnel Ferry transport on the Isle of Wight