Sydney JetCats
View of the ferry Sea Eagle in Sydney Ferries Corporation livery
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| Class overview | |
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| Builders: | InCat |
| Operators: | |
| Completed: | 3 |
| Active: | 3 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Catamaran |
| Length: | 34.8 metres |
| Beam: | 10 metres |
| Propulsion: | 2 x MWM TBD260 V16s |
| Speed: | 30 knots |
| Capacity: | 268 passengers |
The Sydney JetCats were a class of catamarans operated by the State Transit Authority and Sydney Ferries Corporation on the Manly service.
Three JetCats were delivered in 1990/91 to replace the remaining four Sydney hydrofoils on the Manly service. The 268-seats vessels were built by InCat, Cairns.
In December 2008, the State Government announced the JetCat service would cease and called for tenders to operate the service on a commercial basis. The last JetCat service operated on 31 December 2008. JetCat patronage had dropped from 1.5 million passengers per annum in 1994/95 to 400,000 in 2008/09, while ferry partonage on the route rose from 3.7 million to 6.0 million in the same period.
Bass & Flinders Cruises trading as Manly Fast Ferries commenced operating the service on 10 February 2009.
The vessels were sold to a broker, who resold them for three times the price.
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