[PR] Incat Tasmania celebrates holding Transatlantic Record for 30 years
Thirty years ago this week, ‘Hoverspeed Great Britain’, captured the Hales Trophy for the fastest Tranasatlantic voyage, a record held by Incat craft ever since.
InCat
InCat are an Australian manufacturer of catamarans of up to 112m in length based in Hobart, Tasmania. Previously known as International Catamarans, InCat build vessels of various sizes from passenger only river vessels to large passenger and vehicle carrying catamarans for both civilian and military use. The most famous InCat manufactured vessels in UK waters are probably the former Hoverspeed “Seacat’s. Stena’s Sea Lynx’s, P&O’s EXPRESS, Isle of Man Steam Packet’s MANANNAN and Snaefell, and Brittany Ferries NORMANDIE EXPRESS are also examples of InCat vessels which have operated in UK waters.
Manannan | Isle Of Man Steam Packet
Profile of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company catamaran fast-ferry MANANNAN. Includes an overview of her history, technical specifications, and photos.
HIGH SPEED JET (ex Hoverspeed Great Britain, InCat 025)
Hoverspeed Great Britain was the first of Hoverspeeds 74m long car-carrying catamarans, dubbed “SeaCat”‘s. Find out more here.
The end of an era: Goodbye to P&O’s HSC Express.
P&O Ferries Express has completed her final sailing for the company, also potentially the final fast-craft sailing between Scotland & Northern Ireland
NAXOS JET (ex Seacat Scotland)
SEACAT SCOTLAND was 5th and final of Hoverspeed’s 74m “Seacat” car carrying catamarans built by International Catamarans (InCat) in Australia. She was launched on the 29th October 1991 and inaugurated the new Belfast – Stranraer service on 1st of June 1992.
Golden Express | Previously P&O Ferries EXPRESS
Profile including history and technical data of P&O’s former Larne-Troon InCat catamaran, Express.