Category: Hoverspeed
Mv Picasso – Past and Present
Mv San Guillermo ex Marino, Picasso, Poker, Beaverdale,Wuppertal, Canaima. © Derek Sands Steel twin screw motor vessel, built in 1977 by Rickmers Werft, Bremerhaven, (Yard No 375) for J.A. Reinecke & Company, Germany as a passenger and commercial vehicle ferry. Technical data Length: 116.31m (overall), 103.41m (between perpendiculars) Breadth of Hull: 18.17m (extreme), 17.42m (registered) Depth: 10.83m Draught: 5.30m [...]
HSC Sure – Past and Present
HSC Sure (GH 2005) Nicolas Lévy Collection “Mountbatten” (SRN4) Mk I Hovercraft built in 1969 by British Hovercraft Corporation, East Cowes, Isle of Wight, England (Yard No 003) for Hoverlloyd Ltd., Ramsgate, England. Technical Data Length: 130.2 ft (39.68m) overall 56.40 m (1969) Beam: 78 ft (23.77m) overall (1969) Height on landing pads: 37.8 ft (11.48m) overall Passenger/vehicle floor [...]
HSC Swift – Past and Present
HSC Swift (GH 2004) Nicolas Lévy Collection “Mountbatten” (SRN4) Mk I Hovercraft built in 1969 by British Hovercraft Corporation, East Cowes, Isle of Wight, England (Yard No 002) for Hoverlloyd Ltd., Ramsgate, England. Technical Data Length: 130.2 ft (39.68m) overall 56.40 m (1969) Beam: 78 ft (23.77m) overall (1969) Height on landing pads: 37.8 ft (11.48m) overall Passenger/vehicle floor [...]
HSC Prince of Wales – Past and Present
HSC Prince of Wales (GH 2054) © Ken Larwood “Mountbatten” (SRN4) Mk II Hovercraft built in 1977 by British Hovercraft Corporation, East Cowes, Isle of Wight, England (Yard No 006) for Hoverlloyd Ltd., Ramsgate, England Technical Data Length: 130.2 ft (39.68m) overall Beam: 78 ft (23.77m) overall Height on landing pads: 37.8 ft (11.48m) overall Passenger/vehicle floor area: 5,800 sq. ft.(539 [...]
HSC Princess Margaret – Past and Present
HSC Princess Margaret (GH 2006) Roy Thornton Collection “Mountbatten” (SRN4) Mk I Hovercraft built in 1968 by British Hovercraft Corporation, East Cowes, Isle of Wight, England (Yard No 001) for Seaspeed, Dover, England. Technical Data Length: 130.2 ft (39.68m) overall (1966)56.40 m (1978) Beam: 78 ft (23.77m) overall (1966)(27.89m)(1978) Height on landing pads: 37.8 ft (11.48m) overall Passenger/vehicle floor [...]
HSC Seacat Diamant (Incat 041) – Past And Present
8th October 2012: Additional photos added. 16/10/2012: Early Dover livery pics addedHSC Jaume III ex Diamant, Seacat Diamant, Holyman Diamant, Holyman Express © Nigel Thornton Aluminium catamaran built in 1997 by Incat (International Catamarans) Australia Pty. Ltd., Hobart, Australia (Yard No. 041) for International Catamarans Pty. Ltd., Hobart, Australia. (Registered in the Bahamas) as a [...]
HSC Seacat Rapide (Incat 038) – Past and Present
HSC Jaume II ex Seacat Rapide, Holyman Rapide, Condor 12, Incat 038 © Nigel Thornton Aluminium catamaran built in 1996 by Incat (International Catamarans) Australia Pty. Ltd., Hobart, Australia (Yard No. 038) for International Catamarans Pty. Ltd., Hobart, Australia. (Registered in the Bahamas) as a car and passenger ferry. Technical Data Length: 81.15m Breadth: 23.00m Draught: 2.14m Tonnage: 4,112 [...]
HSC Seacat Scotland (Incat 028) – Past and Present
05/09/2012: Links addedHSC Cyclades Express ex Al Huda I, Seacat Scotland, Q Ship Express, Seacat Scotland Justin Merrigan Collection Aluminium catamaran built in 1992 by Incat (International Catamarans) Australia Pty. Ltd., Hobart, Australia (Yard No. 028) for Hoverspeed Ltd, Nassau, Bahamas as a car and passenger ferry. Technical Data Length: 73.6m Breadth: 26.00m Draught: 2.90m Tonnage: 3,003 gross/197 deadweight [...]
HSC Hoverspeed France (Incat 026) – Past and Present
30th September 2012: Additional construction photos added and sister links added. 30/09/2012: Sister Links added. 05/09/2012: Links correctedHSC Master Jet ex Snafell, Sea Express I, Seacat Isle of Man, Color Seacat Norge, Seacat Isle of Man, Seacat Boulogne, Sardegna Express, Hoverspeed France © Incat Tasmania Pty Ltd Aluminium catamaran built in 1991 by Incat [...]
HSC Emeraude France (Incat 023) – Past and Present
30/09/2012: Sister Links added, 05/10/2012: Links correctedHSC Emeraude France ex Seacat France, Crozia Jet, Atlantic II, Seacat Calais, Seacat Tasmania Nigel Thornton Collection Aluminium catamaran built in 1990 by Incat (International Catamarans) Australia Pty. Ltd., Hobart, Australia (Yard No. 023) for Hoverspeed Ltd, Nassau, Bahamas as a car and passenger ferry. Technical Data Length: 77.76m [...]
HSC Ingenieur Jean Bertin – Past and Present
HSC Ingenieur Jean Bertin (BL.341.931) Courtesy of Stéphane Poulain (Trials @ Pauillac) SEDAM type N500 Naviplane Hovercraft built in 1977 by Sedam, Pauillac, France (Yard No 2) for SNCF, France. Technical Data Length: 50.0 m (overall) Breadth: 23.0m (extreme) Skirt length: 2.10m/3.60m Height on cushion: 17.0m Length of cargo deck: 46m (inside) Width of cargo deck: [...]
HSC Hoverspeed Great Britain (Incat 025) – Past and Present
01/10/2012: Sister links + additional history, 05/10/2012: Further link addedHSC Cosmos Jet ex Sea Runner, Speedrunner 1, Emeraude GB, Hoverspeed Great Britain, Christopher Columbus Justin Merrigan (Incat Tasmania Pty Ltd) Aluminium catamaran built in 1990 by Incat (International Catamarans) Australia Pty. Ltd., Hobart, Australia (Yard No. 025) for Hoverspeed Ltd, Nassau, Bahamas as a car [...]
HSC Hoverspeed Boulogne (Incat 027) – Past and Present
30/09/2012: Further history added 01/10/2012: Sister Links added, 05/10/2012: Further Link addedHSC Golden Blaze ex Pescara Jet, Zara Jet, Pescara Jet, Seacat Danmark, Seacatamaran Danmark, Hoverspeed Boulogne, Hoverspeed Belgium © Gary Davies (Maritime Photographic) Aluminium catamaran built in 1991 by Incat (International Catamarans) Australia Pty. Ltd., Hobart, Australia (Yard No. 027) for Hoverspeed Ltd, (Seacontainers [...]
HSC Cote D’Argent – Past and Present
13/09/2012: Further Technical Data added + Sister linkHSC Cote D’Argent (LW.385.832) Paul Wells (www.doverpast.co.uk) SEDAM type N500 navi-plane Hovercraft built in 1976 by Sedam, Pauillac, France (Yard No 1) for Societe des Nationale des Chemins de fer Frances (SNCF), France. Launched November 15th 1976. Technical Data Length: 50.0 m (overall) Breadth of Hull: 23.0m (extreme) Skirt length: 2.10m/3.60m Height on [...]
