HSC Sea Runner
| Template:HSC image | |
| Career | Template:GRC |
|---|---|
| Name: | Template:HSC |
| Owner: | Princess Cruises |
| Operator: | Golden Princess |
| Route: | Crete - Santorini - Paros - Mykonos |
| Renamed: | April 2008 |
| Identification: | IMO number: 8900000 |
| Notes: | [1] |
| Career |  United Kingdom |
| Name: | Template:HSC |
| Owner: | Hoverspeed |
| Operator: | Hoverspeed |
| Builder: | Incat Tasmania Pty Ltd. |
| Launched: | 1990 |
| Honours and awards: | Hales Trophy (Eastbound) |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | SeaCat class catamaran |
| Tonnage: | 185 - 230 |
| Length: | 73.6 metres |
| Beam: | 26.3 metres |
| Draught: | 2.5 metres |
| Ramps: |
2 x stern 1 x bow |
| Propulsion: |
Four x GEC Alsthom Ruston 16RK 270 medium speed diesel engines Four steering water-jets 4 x 3,600kW at 750 rpm |
| Speed: | 37 kt |
| Capacity: | 450 |
| Notes: | [2] |
HSC Sea Runner is a 74 metres (243 ft) ocean-going catamaran built in 1990 by International Catamarans (Incat) for the UK company, Hoverspeed. 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).[3]
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.[4]
HSC Hoverspeed Great Britain was replaced on the cross-channel route by MDV 1200 class ferries Superseacat One and Superseacat Two.
Specifications
It is powered by four 20RK270 marine diesel engines with a 7080 kW at 100 percent maximum continuous rating (MCR). The engines were built at the Newton-le-Willows site which at the time was part of the Alstom group. Since then it has been bought by MAN B&W Germany and the site was closed and production transferred to nearby Mirrlees Blackstone site.
The 20RK270 engine has 20 x 280 mm bore piston. The vessel in trials attained over 48 knots on a 5 minute run; at full displacement it showed 45.20 knots maximum and 44.08 knots for a two-way average.
References
- ↑ "74 Metre Wave Piercing Catamaran". Incat. 2010. http://www.incat.com.au/domino/incat/incatweb.nsf/0/3A29D972EE142F15CA2571AF0019ED7C?OpenDocument. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
- ↑ "74m Wave Piercing Catamaran Car Passenger Ferry". Incat Australia Pty Ltd.. 2007. http://www.incat.com.au/domino/incat/incatweb.nsf/0/38B332BBEF9B4492CA2573000021E710/$File/74_Hull_025m.pdf?OpenElement. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
- ↑ Micke Asklander (2010). "HSC Hoverspeed Great Britain (1990)" (in Swedish). Fakta om Fartyg (Facts about Ships). http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/hoverspeed_great_britain_1990.htm. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
- ↑ Michael Koefoed-Hansen (2010). "HSC Searunner". The Ferry Site. http://www.ferry-site.dk/ferry.php?id=8900000&lang=en. Retrieved 22010-05-01.
External links
| Records | ||
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| Preceded by United States |
Atlantic Eastbound Record 1990 – 1998 |
Succeeded by Catalonia |
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