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The current catamaran ferry, MV Pentalina, was built in the Philippines for the Pentland Firth, where it entered service in March 2009. [1] The ferry has a capacity of 350 passengers and either 32 cars and 8 articulated lorries or an increased number of cars, with a service speed of 18 knots (33 km/h).
Pentalina was designed by the naval architects, Sea Transport Solutions of Australia. The catamaran form has a steel hull with aluminum superstructure. [2] She is designed to handle the rough seas off the north coast of Scotland. [1] Her overall length is 70 m (230 ft), with a beam of 20 m (66 ft).
MV Pentalina-B was a ferry which operated on a variety of Scottish routes. Launched in 1970 as MV Iona, she was the first drive-through roll-on/roll-off ferry built for the David MacBrayne fleet. She was the first ship in the company's history to have bridge-controlled engines and geared transmission, rather than direct drive.
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HSC Villum Clausen On the way from the shipyard of Austal in Australia to Rønne in Denmark the ferry had a top speed of 47.7 knots and an average of 43.4 knots, and on February 16 and 17, 2000 it had reached 1,063 sea miles within 24 hours, thereby setting the world record which was then written in the Guinness Book of Records.
The 70-foot (21-meter) catamaran called the MV Sea Change will transport up to 75 passengers along the waterfront between Pier 41 and the downtown San Francisco ferry terminal starting July 19 ...
MV Alfred was built in Vũng Tàu, Vietnam, by Strategic Marine Vietnam at a cost of £14.5 million, and launched on 22 February 2019. [1] [2] Designed with a capacity of 430 passengers and 98 cars, Alfred is described by their owner as the most environmentally friendly ferry in Scotland, claiming the diesel-powered ship is "more than 60 per cent more efficient in terms of fuel consumption and ...