Incat is a manufacturer of large HSC

High-speed craft

A high-speed craft is a high speed water vessel for civilian use, also called a fastcraft or fast ferry.The first high-speed craft were often hydrofoils or hovercraft, but in the 1990s catamaran and even monohull designs have become popular.Most high-speed craft serve as passenger ferries, but the...

 catamaran

Catamaran

A catamaran is a type of multihulled boat or ship consisting of two hulls, or vakas, joined by some structure, the most basic being a frame, formed of akas...

s, based in the Derwent Park

Derwent Park, Tasmania

Derwent Park is a suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. It is part of the City of Glenorchy.It is predominantly a light commercial and industrial area....

 suburb of Hobart

Hobart

Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1804 as a penal colony,Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney. In 2009, the city had a greater area population of approximately 212,019. A resident of Hobart is known as...

, Tasmania

Tasmania

Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...

, Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

 founded by Bob Clifford

Bob Clifford

Dr. Robert "Bob" Frederick Clifford AO, , and now living in Surrey, England, is an Australian shipbuilder, entrepreneur, and businessman, best known for his success in building his Incat catamaran building company into an international brand that sells wave piercing catamaran ferries all over the...

. The company builds large commercial and military vessels that use aluminium construction, wave-piercing

Wave-piercing

A wave-piercing boat hull has a very fine bow, with reduced buoyancy in the forward portions.When a wave is encountered, the lack of buoyancy means the hull pierces through the water rather than riding over the top - resulting in a smoother ride than traditional designs, and in diminished stress on...

 and water-jet technology. Vessels have been constructed up to 112 metres in length and cruise at 40 knots (75 km/h).

Several catamarans built by Incat have entered naval services, including HMAS Jervis Bay

HMAS Jervis Bay (AKR-45)

HMAS Jervis Bay was a wave piercing catamaran that operated in the Royal Australian Navy 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...

, best known for its contribution to the INTERFET

INTERFET

The International Force for East Timor was a multinational peacekeeping taskforce, mandated by the United Nations to address the humanitarian and security crisis which took place in East Timor from 1999–2000 until the arrival of United Nations peacekeepers...

 in East Timor

East Timor

The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, commonly known as East Timor , is a state in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco, and Oecusse, an exclave on the northwestern side of the island, within Indonesian West Timor...

, and HSV-1 Joint Venture

HSV-1 Joint Venture

HSV-X1 Joint Venture was the name of a high speed catamaran passenger/car ferry previously operated by the military of the United States of America. Initially operated by the United States Navy, she was later transferred to the United States Army. This ship has served a deployment in Operation...

 and HSV-2 Swift

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 is now privately owned and operated by Sealift Inc. and charted to Military Sealift Command. She is primarily used for fleet support and...

, both having been in service with the US military.

In the late 1990s and early 2000s the company was in severe financial difficulties and heavily in debt to the Tasmanian Government

Government of Tasmania

The form of the Government of Tasmania is prescribed in its Constitution, which dates from 1856, although it has been amended many times since then...

. It found its way out of this financial crisis after it received renewed contracts to build catamarans from overseas customers and the US military.

Legal Dispute with Austal Ships

Since 2007, Incat and Austal

Austal

Austal is an Australian company that specializes in the design and construction of aluminium vessels. Its main products include passenger and freight ferries, luxury yachts and military vessels....

, its main competitor in Australia, have been involved in a legal dispute over the ownership and transfer of sensitive documents between the companies.

.

Deliveries

Hull No	Model	Current name	Operator	Notes
020	30m Cat	Our Lady Patricia HSC Our Lady Patricia HSC Our Lady Patricia was a high speed catamaran ferry which operated between the Isle of Wight and mainland England. She operated on the Wightlink Ryde Pier to Portsmouth route from 1986 to 2006 when she was sold. She was scrapped at Marchwood in 2006....	Wightlink Wightlink Wightlink is a ferry company operating routes between Hampshire and the Isle of Wight in southern England.Their core routes are car ferries from Lymington to Yarmouth and Portsmouth to Fishbourne...	Scrapped, Marchwood Marchwood Marchwood is a village and civil parish located in Hampshire, United Kingdom. It lies between Totton and Hythe on the western shore of Southampton Water, next to the New Forest. The population of the village in the 2001 census was 5,586.-History:... , UK, Late 2008
021	30m Cat	Our Lady Pamela HSC Our Lady Pamela HSC Our Lady Pamela was a high speed catamaran ferry which operated between the Isle of Wight and mainland England. She had operated on the Wightlink Ryde Pier to Portsmouth route since 1986 under Sealink along with her now scrapped sister ship HSC Our Lady Patricia...	Wightlink Wightlink Wightlink is a ferry company operating routes between Hampshire and the Isle of Wight in southern England.Their core routes are car ferries from Lymington to Yarmouth and Portsmouth to Fishbourne...	Laid up
022	37m WPC	Sea Flight	Cruise Whitsundays	Great Barrier Reef tours QLD Australia
023	74m WPC	Emeraude France	None	Laid up, Tilbury, UK
024	74m WPC	Patricia Olivia	Baleària Baleària Baleària is the trading name for Baleària Eurolínias Marítimas S.A. The company operates ferry services from Spain to the Balearic Islands and Morocco.- Routes :Baleària operates services to the Balearic Islands from Dénia, Valencia and Barcelona...
025	74m WPC	Sea Runner HSC Hoverspeed Great Britain HSC Sea Runner is a ocean-going catamaran built in 1990 by International Catamarans for the UK company, Hoverspeed. In 1990, 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...	Princess Cruises
026	74m WPC	Snaefell HSC Snaefell The HSC Snaefell, now HSC Master Jet is an Incat WPC74 , owned by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company. The vessel was the first fast craft to bear a Manx name. She is also the sixth vessel to bear the name...	Isle of Man Steam Packet Company
027	74m WPC	Pescara Jet	SNAV SNAV SNAV is an Italian company that operates ferry services from Italy to Sardinia, Croatia and Sicily.- Routes :SNAV operates a large network of routes across the Mediterranean and Adriatic....
028	74m WPC	Cyclades Express	NEL Lines
030	74m WPC	Condor 10 HSC Condor 10 The HSC Condor 10 is a 74m fast catamaran ferry formerly operated by Condor Ferries but now operating in Pusan, South Korea.-History:Condor 10 was built in 1992 at the Incat Yards in Tasmania, Australia as Condor Ten but was renamed Condor 10 shortly after...	Condor Ferries Condor Ferries Condor Ferries is an operator of ferry services between mainland England and the Channel Islands, between England and France, and between France and the Channel Islands.-Recent history:...
031	74m WPC	Mandarin	Dae-A Express Shipping Co Ltd
032	74m WPC	Atlantic III	Buquebus Buquebus Buquebus is a Uruguayan company which operates ferry services from Montevideo, Colonia and Piriapolis to Buenos Aires. The company also operates a fleet of coaches to Termas del Arapey, Termas del Dayman, Salto, Uruguay, Carmelo, Atlántida, Punta del Este, La Paloma, La Pedrera and Punta del Diablo...
033	78m WPC	Jaume 1	Baleària Baleària Baleària is the trading name for Baleària Eurolínias Marítimas S.A. The company operates ferry services from Spain to the Balearic Islands and Morocco.- Routes :Baleària operates services to the Balearic Islands from Dénia, Valencia and Barcelona...
034	78m WPC	Elanora	El Salam Maritime
035	78m WPC	Mega Jet	Seajets
036	70m K50	Juan Patricio	Buquebus Buquebus Buquebus is a Uruguayan company which operates ferry services from Montevideo, Colonia and Piriapolis to Buenos Aires. The company also operates a fleet of coaches to Termas del Arapey, Termas del Dayman, Salto, Uruguay, Carmelo, Atlántida, Punta del Este, La Paloma, La Pedrera and Punta del Diablo...
037	78m K50	Sunflower	Dae-A-Gosok
038	81m WPC	Jaume II	Baleària Baleària Baleària is the trading name for Baleària Eurolínias Marítimas S.A. The company operates ferry services from Spain to the Balearic Islands and Morocco.- Routes :Baleària operates services to the Balearic Islands from Dénia, Valencia and Barcelona...
039	Project	R & D Craft
040	81m WPC	Stena Lynx III HSC Stena Lynx III HSC Sunflower 2 is a high-speed ferry operated by Dae A Express and opearted on Stena Line's Holyhead - Dún Laoghaire route and seasonally on the Fishguard - Rosslare service...	Stena Line Stena Line Stena Line is one of the world's largest ferry operators, with ferry services serving Scotland, Sweden, Northern Ireland, Denmark, Norway, England, Wales, Ireland, Germany, the Netherlands and Poland. Stena Line is a major unit of Stena AB, itself a part of the Stena Sphere, a grouping of Stena AB,...
041	81m WPC	Jaume III	Baleària Baleària Baleària is the trading name for Baleària Eurolínias Marítimas S.A. The company operates ferry services from Spain to the Balearic Islands and Morocco.- Routes :Baleària operates services to the Balearic Islands from Dénia, Valencia and Barcelona...
042	86m WPC	Condor Express HSC Condor Express The HSC Condor Express is a 86m fast catamaran ferry that runs between the UK and the Channel Islands. It is operated by Condor Ferries.-History:...	Condor Ferries Condor Ferries Condor Ferries is an operator of ferry services between mainland England and the Channel Islands, between England and France, and between France and the Channel Islands.-Recent history:...
043	86m WPC	Tarifa Jet HSC Tarifa Jet The HSC Tarifa Jet is a 86m fast catamaran ferry operated by Förde Reederei Seetouristik Iberia S.L.-Operator:FRS Iberia S.L.The FRS-service between Continental Europe and Morocco has been initiated back in 2000 on a year-round basis.-History:...	FRS
044	86m WPC	Condor Vitesse HSC Condor Vitesse The HSC Condor Vitesse is a 86m fast catamaran ferry operated by Condor Ferries.-History:Condor Vitesse was built in 1997 at the Incat Yards in Tasmania, Australia as Incat 044 but was not ordered by any ferry company. She was sent to Europe and arrived in July 1997 at Portland and was later moved...	Condor Ferries Condor Ferries Condor Ferries is an operator of ferry services between mainland England and the Channel Islands, between England and France, and between France and the Channel Islands.-Recent history:...
045	86m WPC	Condor Rapide	Condor Ferries Condor Ferries Condor Ferries is an operator of ferry services between mainland England and the Channel Islands, between England and France, and between France and the Channel Islands.-Recent history:...
046	91m WPC	Incat 046 HSC INCAT 046 HSC INCAT 046 is a wave-piercing catamaran passenger-vehicle ferry. It has operated under various marketing names, including Devil Cat, The Cat, The Lynx, and now T&T Express.-Vessel characteristics:...	Trinidad and Tobago Government	Marketed as T&T Express
047	91m WPC	Express	P&O Irish Sea P&O Irish Sea P&O Irish Sea was the trading name of P&O Ferries in the Irish Sea from 1998 - 2010. It has now merged back to being P&O Ferries.-History:P&O Irish Sea was formed in 1998, following the merger of the Cairnryan-based service of P&O European Ferries Ltd and Pandoro...
048	91m WPC		Mols-Linien Mols-linien Mols-Linien is a Danish company that operates ferry services between the Jutland and the island of Zealand.-History:Mols-Linien was formed by DFDS in 1964 sailings commenced on the 18th May 1966....
049	91m WPC	Fjord Cat	Fjord Line Fjord Line Fjord Line is a Norwegian ferry operator offering services between Norway and Denmark. In addition to passenger transport, Fjord line operates cargo transport through its cargo division in Norway and Denmark.-History:Fjord Line was founded in 1993...
050	96m WPC	Manannan	Isle of Man Steam Packet Company	Previously HSV-X1 Joint Venture
051	96m WPC	Bonanza Express	Fred. Olsen Express Fred. Olsen Express Fred. Olsen Express is an inter island ferry service based in the Canary Islands, Spain. The company operates a fleet of six modern fast ferries, including the world's first trimaran fast ferry, the Benchijigua Express, which entered service in 2005. Fred Olsen Express operates five routes...
052	96m WPC	Alboran	Acciona Trasmediterranea Acciona Trasmediterránea Acciona Trasmediterránea is part of the Acciona group. It operates passengers and cargo ferries between mainland Spain and the Canary Islands, the Balearic Islands, and northern Africa.-History:...
053	96m WPC	Bencomo Express	Fred. Olsen Express Fred. Olsen Express Fred. Olsen Express is an inter island ferry service based in the Canary Islands, Spain. The company operates a fleet of six modern fast ferries, including the world's first trimaran fast ferry, the Benchijigua Express, which entered service in 2005. Fred Olsen Express operates five routes...
055	96m WPC	Bentago Express	Fred. Olsen Express Fred. Olsen Express Fred. Olsen Express is an inter island ferry service based in the Canary Islands, Spain. The company operates a fleet of six modern fast ferries, including the world's first trimaran fast ferry, the Benchijigua Express, which entered service in 2005. Fred Olsen Express operates five routes...
056	96m WPC	Highspeed 6 HSC Highspeed 6 Highspeed 6 is a 96m high speed catamaran operated by Hellenic Seaways.-History:Highspeed 6 was built in 2000 at the Incat Yards in Tasmania, Australia as Milenium. She entered service with Trasmediterránea in June 2000 between Barcelona and Palma...	Hellenic Seaways Hellenic Seaways Hellenic Seaways is a Greek shipping company operating passenger and freight ferry services in the Aegean and Adriatic Seas. The company is owned by Cyprus based Sea Star Capital Plc.-History:...
057	98m WPC	Normandie Express HSC Normandie Express The HSC Normandie Express is a fast catamaran ferry owned and operated by Brittany Ferries. Since being built in 2000, the vessel has borne the names Incat Tasmania and The Lynx.-History:...	Brittany Ferries Brittany Ferries Brittany Ferries is a French ferry company that runs ships between France, the UK, Ireland and Spain.-1970s and 1980s:Following the provision of the deep-water port at Roscoff, the company commenced in January 1973 at the instigation of Alexis Gourvennec, when existing ferry companies showed...
058	98m WPC	Milenium Dos	Acciona Trasmediterranea Acciona Trasmediterránea Acciona Trasmediterránea is part of the Acciona group. It operates passengers and cargo ferries between mainland Spain and the Canary Islands, the Balearic Islands, and northern Africa.-History:...
059	98m WPC	Hai Xia Haohai Xia Hao	Fujian Cross Strait Ferry
060	98m WPC	T&T Spirit HSC T&T Spirit HSC T&T Spirit is a fast ferry operated by the government of Trinidad and Tobago.Launched in 2002, she was initially built as a civilian ferry, but was converted for military use in the final stages of construction. She serviced from 2002 - 2005 with the United States Army's Tank-Automotive and...	Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...  Government	Previously TSV-1X Spearhead
061	98m WPC	HSV-2 Swift 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 is now privately owned and operated by Sealift Inc. and charted to Military Sealift Command. She is primarily used for fleet support and...	US Navy
062	98m WPC	Milenium Tres	Acciona Trasmediterranea Acciona Trasmediterránea Acciona Trasmediterránea is part of the Acciona group. It operates passengers and cargo ferries between mainland Spain and the Canary Islands, the Balearic Islands, and northern Africa.-History:...
063	17m WPC	Sixty Three	17m Projects Pty Ltd
064	112m WPC	Natchan Rera	Higashi Nihon Ferry Company
065	112m WPC	Natchan World	Higashi Nihon Ferry Company
066	112m WPC	Norman Arrow HSC Norman Arrow The Norman Arrow is a high speed catamaran operated by LD Lines between Portsmouth and Le Havre. She is the worlds largest diesel powered catamaran.-History:...	LD Lines LD Lines LD Lines is a French shipping company. It is predominantly a freight operator, with both deep-sea and ferry operations, but also operates some passenger services...
067	112m WPC	under construction
068	85m WPC	under construction
069	99m WPC	under construction	Buquebus Buquebus Buquebus is a Uruguayan company which operates ferry services from Montevideo, Colonia and Piriapolis to Buenos Aires. The company also operates a fleet of coaches to Termas del Arapey, Termas del Dayman, Salto, Uruguay, Carmelo, Atlántida, Punta del Este, La Paloma, La Pedrera and Punta del Diablo...

External links

• Official website