HSC INCAT 046

History
Spain
NameINCAT 046
Operator
RoutePort of Spain - Scarborough
BuilderIncat, Australia
Yard number046
Laid down17 February 1997
Launched20 September 1997
CommissionedDecember 1997
Out of service24 April 2021
HomeportPort of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
Identification
FateSank
NotesClassification: DnV +1A1 HSLC R1 Car Ferry
General characteristics
TypeHigh-speed craft
Tonnage5,617 GT
Length91.3 m (299 ft 6 in)
Beam26 m (85 ft 4 in)
Draught3.7 m (12 ft 2 in)
RampsStern Ro-Ro loading
Propulsion4 × Ruston 20 RK 270 medium-speed diesel engines, 38,000 bhp (28,337 kW)
Speed43 knots (80 km/h; 49 mph)
Boats & landing
craft carried
10 × 100-person life rafts, 4 escape slides
Capacity
  • 762 passengers
  • 240 vehicles
Crew22

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.