Hai Xia Hao

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Hai Xiao Hao
As The Cat in Yarmouth July 2009
As The Cat in Yarmouth July 2009
Ship data
flag China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China People's Republic of China
other ship names
  • The Cat (2002-2011)
Ship type Fast ferry
Callsign BWHX
home port Fuzhou
Owner Fujian Cross Strait Ferry Corporation
Shipping company Fujian Cross Strait Ferry
Shipyard Incat , Australia
Build number 59
Commissioning 2002
Ship dimensions and crew
length
97.22 m ( Lüa )
82.80 m ( Lpp )
width 26.16 m
Side height 4.57 m
Draft Max. 3.43 m
measurement 6556 BRZ / 2497 NRZ
Machine system
machine 4 × Ruston diesel engines (20RK 270)
Machine
performanceTemplate: Infobox ship / maintenance / service format 		28,320 kW (38,504 hp)
Service
speed 		40 kn (74 km / h)
propeller 4 × water jet propulsion
Transport capacities
Load capacity 721 dw
Permitted number of passengers 900 (including crew)
Vehicle capacity 267 cars
Others
Classifications China Classification Society
Registration
numbers 		IMO no. 9237656

The Hai Xia Hao is a high-speed motor catamaran ( High Speed ​​Craft ) and a passenger and car ferry, which was built under construction number 59 by the Tasmanian company Incat .

The ship was commissioned by Bay Ferries Limited under the name The Cat in 2002 on the Yarmouth (Nova Scotia) to Bar Harbor , Maine route and operated there in the season from May to October through 2009, when the Maine government suspended its subsidies . At that time it replaced a ferry (hull number 046) that was also built by Incat, which was also called The Cat and had been in operation since 1997. It completed the route in less than three hours (around six hours between Yarmouth and Portland), about half the time a regular ferry would take. There was also a casino on board with slot machines, open while sailing in international waters. Outside the season, the ferry was used between the Bahamas and Florida or in Trinidad and Tobago.

In 2011 the ship was acquired by Fujian Cross Strait Ferry and operates between Taichung and Pingtan Island .

The ship, which is mainly made of aluminum, has a carrying capacity of 721 tons. It is powered by four water jet engines that can be individually adjusted for steering. The top speed when fully loaded is 38  knots .

Four more sister ships of the 98 m class were built at Incat ( Normandie Express , T&T Spirit , Milenium Dos , HSV-2 Swift , Milenium Tres ).

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