HSC INCAT 046
| History | |
|---|---|
| Spain | |
| Name | INCAT 046 |
| Operator |
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| Route | Port of Spain - Scarborough |
| Builder | Incat, Australia |
| Yard number | 046 |
| Laid down | 17 February 1997 |
| Launched | 20 September 1997 |
| Commissioned | December 1997 |
| Out of service | 24 April 2021 |
| Homeport | Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sank |
| Notes | Classification: DnV +1A1 HSLC R1 Car Ferry |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | High-speed craft |
| Tonnage | 5,617 GT |
| Length | 91.3 m (299 ft 6 in) |
| Beam | 26 m (85 ft 4 in) |
| Draught | 3.7 m (12 ft 2 in) |
| Ramps | Stern Ro-Ro loading |
| Propulsion | 4 × Ruston 20 RK 270 medium-speed diesel engines, 38,000 bhp (28,337 kW) |
| Speed | 43 knots (80 km/h; 49 mph) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 10 × 100-person life rafts, 4 escape slides |
| Capacity |
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| Crew | 22 |
HSC INCAT 046 was a wave-piercing catamaran passenger-vehicle ferry. It operated under various marketing names, including Devil Cat, The Cat, The Lynx, and lastly The T&T Express.