HSC High Speed Jet

HSC High Speed Jet is a 74 m (243 ft) ocean-going catamaran built in 1990 by Incat for Hoverspeed and currently owned by Seajets. In 1990, as Hoverspeed Great Britain, 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; 42.1 mph).[2]

Speedrunner 1 in Piraeus
History
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
Owner: Seajets
Operator:
Port of registry:
Route: Laid-up
Builder: Incat, Tasmania, Australia
Yard number: 025
Launched: 1990
In service: 12 July 1990
Out of service: 2015
Identification:
Honours and
awards:		 Hales Trophy (eastbound)
Fate: Out of service
Status: Laid-Up in Avlida, Chalkis, Greece
Notes: [1][2][3]
General characteristics
Type: Wave piercing catamaran
Tonnage: 3,000 GT
Length: 73.6 m (241 ft)
Beam: 26.3 m (86 ft)
Draught: 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)
Ramps:
  • 2 × stern
  • 1 × bow
Installed power: 4 x Ruston 16RK 270 medium speed diesel engines (4 x 3,600kW at 750 rpm)
Propulsion: Four Riva Calzoni IRC115DX steering water-jets
Speed:
  • Cruise: 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
  • Maximum: 42 knots (78 km/h; 48 mph)
Capacity:
  • 450 passengers
  • 80 cars
Notes: [4]

History
HSC HoverSpeed Great Britain at Dover in 1992

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 and Aegean Speed Lines.[3]) Sea Runner (2008–2011) and Cosmos Jet (2011–2015, when she first began operating for Seajets).

She entered service on the Portsmouth to Cherbourgh route on 12 July 1990 operating three round trips per day.[5] 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 3600 kW (4825 hp) at 100% 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 she 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.

References
  1. "74 Metre Wave Piercing Catamaran". Incat. 2010. Archived from the original on 6 March 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
  2. Micke Asklander (2010). "HSC Hoverspeed Great Britain (1990)". Fakta om Fartyg (Facts about Ships) (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 May 2010.
  3. Michael Koefoed-Hansen (2010). "HSC Searunner". The Ferry Site. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
  4. "74m Wave Piercing Catamaran Car Passenger Ferry" (PDF). Incat Australia Pty Ltd. 2007. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
  5. Stevens, Nick (25 June 1990). "Press Release HS/PPR/57". HoverSpeed.
Records
Preceded by
United States		 Atlantic Eastbound Record
1990–1998		 Succeeded by
Catalonia
Preceded by
United States		 Hales Trophy
1990–1998		 Succeeded by
Catalonia
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