MDV 1200 class fast ferry
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 The HSC SuperSeaCat Three | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders: | Fincantieri |
| Operators: | Sea Containers Ltd Acciona Trasmediterranea (SSC1) Isle of Man Steam Packet (SSC2) SuperSeaCat (SSC3 & 4) |
| Preceded by: | SeaCat |
| In service: | 1997 |
| In commission: | 1997 |
| Completed: | 4 |
| Active: | 4 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 4,463 tonnes |
| Length: | 100 m (330 ft) |
| Beam: | 17.1 m (56 ft) |
| Draft: | 2.6 m (8.5 ft) |
| Propulsion: |
4x Ruston 20RK270 (1 and 2) 4x Ruston V20RK270 (3 and 4) |
| Speed: |
40 knots (46 mph) (1 and 2) 42 knots (48 mph) (3 and 4) |
| Capacity: |
Passenger and crew: 690 Cars: 147 - 175 |
| Complement: | 29 |
The MDV 1200 class of fast ferry were built for Sea Containers by Fincantieri
The first two craft were delivered in 1997, the third and forth craft followed in 1999.
Originally built for operating on the English Channel, the venture was operated by Hoverspeed. The SuperSeaCat operation didn't last on the Channel, as in 1998 the SuperSeaCat Two went on operations with the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company for a year. The following year the SuperSeaCat Three operated for the Steam Packet, undertaking her Maiden Voyage with the company.
Since then, the SuperSeaCat 1, 3 and 4 operated for Silja Line. In 2003, the SuperSeaCat Two went on a long-term charter to the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company. In 2005, the first of the quartet, the SuperSeaCat One, was sold to Acciona Trasmediterranea, as the Almudaina Dos. It was revealed in 2008 that Sea Containers Ltd had sold the SuperSeaCat Three and Four to Aegean Speed Lines, who will operate the two ships on their usual Helsinki-Tallinn route, and that the SuperSeaCat Two would operate as the Viking for the remainder of her charter.
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HSC Almudaina Dos (ex SuperSeaCat One)
- With SeaCo: 1997-2005
- Current Operator: Acciona Trasmediterranea
HSC Viking (ex SuperSeaCat Two)
- With SeaCo: 1997-2003
- Current Operator: Isle of Man Steam Packet
HSC SuperSeaCat Three
- With SeaCo: 1999-2008
- Current Operator: SuperSeaCat (Aegean Speed Lines)
HSC SuperSeaCat Four
- With SeaCo: 1999-2008
- Current Operator: SuperSeaCat (Aegean Speed Lines)
