Owner Seajets Yard number 025 Length 74 m Builder Incat | Route Laid-up Launched 1990 Draft 2.5 m | |
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Name 1990-2004 Hoverspeed Great Britain
2004-2005 Emeraude GB
2005-2008 Speedrunner 1
2008-2011 Sea Runner
2011-2015 Cosmos Jet
2015-present High Speed Jet Operator 1990-1992 Hoverspeed
1992-1993 Ferry Lineas
1993-2003 Hoverspeed
2003-2005 Emeraude Ferries
2005-2008 Aegean Speed Lines
2008-2011 Princess Cruises
2011 onwards Seajets Port of registry Greece 2008-present
United Kingdom 1990-2008 | ||
HSC High Speed Jet is a 74 m (243 ft) ocean-going catamaran built in 1990 by International Catamarans (Incat) for the UK company, Hoverspeed and currently owned by Seajets. In 1990, she took the Hales Trophy for the fastest eastbound transatlantic journey, making the run, without passengers, in three days, seven hours and fifty-four minutes, averaging 36.6 knots (67.8 km/h).
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History
The ship's previous names were: Hoverspeed Great Britain (1990–2004), Emeraude GB (2004–2005), and Speedrunner 1 (2005–2008, when she sailed the Mediterranean Sea for Sea Containers Ltd and Aegean Speed Lines.) Sea Runner (2008–2011) and Cosmos Jet (2011–2015, when she first began operating for Seajets).
HSC Hoverspeed Great Britain was replaced on the cross-channel route by MDV 1200 class ferries Superseacat One and Superseacat Two.
Specifications
Power is supplied by four Ruston 16RK270 V-16 marine diesel engines each with a 3500 kW (4694 hp) at 100 percent maximum continuous rating (MCR).
The 16RK270 engine has 16 cylinders, a 270 mm bore and a 305mm stroke, for a per cylinder displacement of 17.46L and a total displacement of 279.408L. The vessel in trials attained over 48 knots (89 km/h; 55 mph) on a 5-minute run; at full displacement it showed 45.20 knots (83.71 km/h; 52.02 mph) maximum and 44.08 knots (81.64 km/h; 50.73 mph) for a two-way average.