Dublin Swift

Dublin Swift

Ship data flag  Cyprus other ship names Westpac Express Ship type catamaran class Austal TSV 101 Callsign 5BXH4 home port Limassol Owner Irish Continental Group Shipping company Irish Ferries Shipyard Austal , Henderson, Australia Build number 130 Keel laying August 18, 2000 Launch April 8, 2001

Ship dimensions and crew length 101.40 m ( Lüa ) 86.20 m ( Lpp ) width 26.70 m Side height 9.40 m Draft Max. 4.30 m measurement 8,403 GT / 2,521 NRZ

Machine system machine 4 × Caterpillar - diesel engine (type: 3618) Machine performance 28,800 kW (39,157 hp) Service speed 35 kn (65 km / h) propeller 4 × water jet propulsion

Transport capacities Load capacity 750 dw Permitted number of passengers 900 Vehicle capacity 251 cars

As of 2018 Permitted number of passengers 817 Vehicle capacity 250 cars

Others Classifications DNV GL IMO no. 9243227

The Dublin Swift is a fast ferry operated by Irish Ferries .

history

The ship of the type "Austal TSV 101" was built under hull number 130 at the Austal shipyard in Henderson, Australia .

The keel was laid on August 18, 2000, the launch on April 8, 2001. The ship was completed on July 1, 2001.

Westpac Express

The ship was chartered out in July 2001 by the shipyard to the Military Sealift Command of the United States Navy for a test phase. In January 2002, the Military Sealift Command chartered the ship for an initial three years. The charter contract was extended several times and finally expired at the end of 2017.

The ship was operated as Westpac Express (HSV 4676) under the US flag with home port Mobile and from III. Marine Expeditionary Force and the US Marine Corps used for transport duties in the Western Pacific . It was u. a. used during military maneuvers such as the "25th Cobra Gold Annual Exercise" in May 2006 in Thailand and the "Foal Eagle Field Training Exercise" (FTX) in South Korea . The US military also used the ship for transport tasks during humanitarian relief operations, including aid in Thailand in 2005 following the Indian Ocean tsunami in December 2004 and in Japan in 2011 after the Tohoku earthquake .

Dublin Swift

In 2016 the ship was sold to the Irish Continental Group for EUR 13.25 million. After the end of the charter, she had it converted by the Military Sealift Command at Harland & Wolff in Belfast for ferry traffic in the Irish Sea . The ship, renamed Dublin Swift and brought under the flag of Cyprus , replaced the Jonathan Swift and operates in the summer months on the route between Dublin in Ireland and Holyhead in the United Kingdom .

Technical specifications

The ship is powered by four Caterpillar - diesel engines of the type 3618, each with 7,200  kW power driven. The motors act on four water jet drives via reduction gears . The cruising speed of the ship is around 35  kn .

Four generators powered by Caterpillar 3408 diesel engines are available for the on-board power supply.

The engine rooms are housed in the two floating bodies of the catamaran hull.

On the main deck there is a continuous ro-ro deck for the transport of various loads and vehicles. The deck is accessible via a bow and a stern ramp . The usable height of the vehicle deck is between 4.6 and 5.1 m. A mezzanine deck is suspended on both sides, providing additional usable space. The height under the mezzanine decks is 2.7 m and on the decks 2.0 m. A total of 2490 m² of usable space is available. The maximum axle load on the main deck is 15 t, below the mezzanine decks 3 t and on the mezzanine decks 1.2 t.

On the upper deck above the main deck there were facilities for 26 crew members and seats for 900 people. With the ship, battalions of the appropriate number of persons could be put into march with material and corresponding cost-intensive and time-consuming flights by the Air Mobility Command of the US Air Force could be saved. The Militar Sealift Command operated the ship with 14 civilian crew members.

Web links

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Individual evidence

1. ↑ Irish Ferries: HSC Dublin Swift (Vessel Profile) , NI Ferry Site, January 13, 2018. Accessed September 14, 2018.
2. ↑ ^{a b} Ferries , Irish Continental Group. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
3. ↑ ^{a b} Austal TSV 101 , Austal (PDF, 751 kB). Retrieved September 14, 2018.
4. ^ ^{A b c} Westpac Express High Speed ​​Vessel , Naval Technology. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
5. ^ Meet the "Greenest" Ship in the Navy: The Westpac Express , Next Navy, March 3, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
6. ↑ ^{a b} US Navy Again Selects "WestPac Express" For New Charter Agreement , press release, Austal, May 31, 2006. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
7. ^ US MSC Charters Westpac Express Catamaran , Defense Industry Daily, October 6, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
8. ^ Irish Continental Group plc: Westpac Express Charter Extension , Announcement from Irish Continental Group, GlobeNewswire, September 3, 2016. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
9. ^ Westpac Express , Maatsuyker. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
10. ^ Charlie Taylor: Irish Ferries owner acquires new high-speed vessel for $ 13.25m , The Irish Times , April 15, 2016. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
11. ^ Irish Continental Group plc: Delivery of Westpac Express , Announcement from Irish Continental Group, GlobeNewswire, June 2, 2016. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
12. ↑ Irish Continental Group Agrees New Financing Deals , World Maritime News, December 1, 2017. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
13. ↑ Westpac Express confirmed as the new Dublin to Holyhead fast-craft , NI Ferry Site, January 30, 2018. Accessed September 14, 2018.
14. ↑ Deirdre Falvey: First look: Dublin Swift, the new fast to Holyhead ferry , The Irish Times, May 14, 2018. Accessed September 14, 2018th
15. ^ Westpac Express , Austal. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
16. ^ High-Speed ​​Vessel (HSV) , Ship Inventory, Military Sealift Command. Retrieved September 14, 2018.