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Author:  Corso [ February 4th, 2011, 11:34 am ]
Post subject:  Incat HSC catamarans
HMAS Jervis Bay (AKR 45)
Was a wave piercing catamaran that operated in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN)
Built by Incat in Tasmania and launched in 1997 as Incat 045, the ship was charted to TT-Line as Tascat to supplement cross-Bass Strait services until the company acquired new ships. The catamaran remained laid up until 1999, when she was commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy as a troop and equipment transport, becoming the first large catamaran to enter naval service. Jervis Bay operated in support of the INTERFET peacekeeping taskforce in East Timor.
Jervis Bay was decommissioned on 11 May 2001, and was not returned to Incat until 2002, when she was chartered to Italian ferry company TRIS and named Winner. She operated between Genoa and Palau in Italy, until the company's collapse later that year. She was laid up again until 2004, until purchased by United Kingdom cross-channel operator SpeedFerries and renamed HSC SpeedOne. On 26 March 2010, it was announced that the ferry had been acquired by Condor Ferries, and would enter service in late May under the name Condor Rapide.

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Wave-piercing catamaran
Displacement: 1,250 tons
Length: 86.62 metres (284.2 ft)
Beam: 26 metres (85 ft)
Draught: 3.6 metres (12 ft)
Propulsion: 4 x Ruston 20RK270 medium-speed diesels; 4 x Lips waterjets
Speed: 48 knots (89 km/h; 55 mph)
Range: 1,000 nautical miles (1,900 km; 1,200 mi)
Troops: 500 soldiers, plus equipment and light vehicles
Complement: 20
Author:  Corso [ February 4th, 2011, 11:38 am ]
Post subject:  HSV-X1 Joint Venture
Built by Incat in Tasmania and launched in 1998 as Incat 050, she spent the summer of 1998/1999 running across Bass Strait, between Melbourne and Tasmania before being transferred to a New Zealand company, running between the North and South islands. In Bass Strait service she was known as "Devil Cat" although her name was officially Incat 050; in New Zealand service she was known as Top Cat", before being converted for military purpose. A flight deck was added to accommodate various helicopters in the US Navy arsenal.
Joint Venture was rapidly re-configurable and could perform a variety of missions, principal among them the ability to ferry up to 325 combat personnel and 400 tons of cargo up to 3,000 miles (4,800 km) one way at speeds in excess of 40 knots (74 km/h).
In 2003 Joint Venture was assigned to Operation Enduring Freedom in the Horn of Africa. She operated as a fast transport in support of the Combined Joint Task Force and performing a variety of tasks, such as transporting and supplying troops at high speed over long distances, operating as a mobile command centre, working close inshore, and operating as a helicopter carrier.
Joint Venture was handed back to Incat in fall of 2006. She had undergone a refit including painting in the Express Ferries livery and was planned to enter service with them as a car and passenger ferry, but this never materialised. On 19 May 2008, she was purchased by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company and, after an extensive refit, went into service in May 2009 as Manannan

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Displacement: 1,668 tons full
940 tons standard
Length: 96 m (315 ft 0 in) overall
Beam: 26 m (85 ft 4 in)
Draught: 3.7 m (12 ft 2 in)
Propulsion: Caterpillar
Speed: Over 40 knots
Complement: 5 officers, 25 enlisted
Author:  acelanceloet [ February 4th, 2011, 11:44 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Incat HSC catamarans
you have to change the settings of your photobucket account, which will make this images larger.
also, (I can be wrong on this) weren't they build by austal?
the colours look a tad dark for what I know of these ships.....
Author:  Portsmouth Bill [ February 4th, 2011, 12:38 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Incat HSC catamarans
Very nice, but yes, they look too dark; for the Aussie navy you can compare against any modern drawings on the archive :)
Author:  ALVAMA [ February 4th, 2011, 2:12 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Incat HSC catamarans
Didn't Enrr made on of them?
Author:  MC Spoilt B'stard [ February 4th, 2011, 2:28 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Incat HSC catamarans
ALVAMA wrote:
Didn't Enrr made on of them?
Yes he did:
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But nice drawings! indeed way to dark.
Author:  Corso [ February 4th, 2011, 5:26 pm ]
Post subject:  HSV-2 SWIFT
HSV-2 Swift is a non-commissioned, hybrid catamaran originally leased by the United States Navy as a mine countermeasures and sea basing test platform. She how operates as a logistics supply and non-governmental organization command platform supporting overall United States Naval Strategy. The HSV stands for "High Speed Vessel." While underway most of the time, she notionally homeported at Naval Amphiobious Base Little Creek in Virginia and her two crews are based out of Norfolk, VA. On rare occasion that she is in a United States port it is usually Mayport Florida supporting FOURTH Fleet or Charleston, South Carolina for major maintenance. Rota is considered by the crew to the be the "Mediterranean home away from home". The two crews rotate the ships operations approximately every four months, which allows for Swift's almost continuous operations.

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Displacement: 1,668 tons full,
940 tons standard
Length: 321.5 ft (98.0 m)
Beam: 88.6 ft (27.0 m)
Draught: 11.15 ft (3.40 m)
Propulsion: Caterpillar 3618 marine Diesel engines
Speed: Max: 53+ mph (85+ km/h or 45+ knots)

Operating: 34+ mph (55+ km/h or 30+ knots)
Range: 4,000+ miles (6,500 kilometers/3,500+ nautical miles)
Capacity: Approximately 605 tons (615 metric tons); approximately 28,740 sq ft. (2,670 square meters) cargo deck
Complement: Approximately 42; berthing for 107 with additional temporary berthing for 87 when seating is converted
Armament: MK 96 w 25mm/40mm Stabilized Gun; MK 45 Snake Eyes with MK 19 Grenade Launcher
Author:  Corso [ February 4th, 2011, 5:35 pm ]
Post subject:  TSV-X1 Spearhead
USAV Spearhead (TSV-X1) is the first ship of the US Army's theater support vessel program (TSV). The Army leased Spearhead from Australian fast ferry builder Incat in October 2002. Modifications included helicopter pads suitable for large military helicopters and a two-part, hydraulic vehicle ramp that allows rapid loading and discharge of vehicles from the stern or alongside. With its 1,250-ton capacity and shallow draft, Spearhead is the first of what is expected to become a fleet of as many as 17 TSVs[1].

The Spearhead was deployed in January 2003 to support Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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Author:  Corso [ February 4th, 2011, 5:53 pm ]
Post subject:  Colors
The HMAS Jervis Bay and the HSV-X1 Joint Venture are darker than the other ships of Australian and U.S. navies, and compared muntidud photos to come close to the actual colors. As for HSV-2 and the TSV-1X these are natural aluminum without any kind of paint. If not esan colors according to the trade for some more chords.
Author:  WhyMe [ February 4th, 2011, 6:10 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Incat HSC catamarans
You've misspelled "SPEARHEAD"
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