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The British Hovercraft Corporation AP1-88 is a medium size hovercraft.
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As a civil passenger hovercraft it can seat up to 101 passengers. Two examples are used in the UK by Hovertravel on a route from Southsea in Hampshire to Ryde on the Isle of Wight. The AP1-88 has also run on a service from Sweden to Denmark.
As a troop carrier it can transport up to 90 troops. As a military logistics vessel it can carry two Land Rovers, a Bv202 tracked vehicle and trailer unit or about 10 tons (10,000 kg) of stores.
Canada
The AP1-88 is used in two versions by the Canadian Coast Guard. In the mid 1990s two AP1-88s, the AP1-88/200 and AP1-88/400, were ordered from GKN Westland Aerospace; the contract being awarded in 1996. The craft were built at Hike Metal Products in Wheatley, Ontario. The two 400 series were completed in August and December 1998.