HSC ''Skane Jet'' is an
Incat
Incat Tasmania is an Australian manufacturer of high-speed craft (HSC) catamaran ferries. Its greatest success has been with large, sea going passenger and vehicle ferries, but it has also built military transports and since 2015 it has built s ...
-built, ocean-going
catamaran
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. It is one of the world's fastest car carrying passenger vessels and, as ''Cat-Link V'', set the eastbound record for the
fastest transatlantic journey. In 1998/1999, the ship sailed as ''Cat-Link V'' on the Århus-Kalundborg route in Denmark—then operated by
Scandlines
Scandlines is a ferry company that operates the Rødby– Puttgarden and Gedser–Rostock ferry routes between Denmark and Germany.
Scandlines owns seven ferries, six of which are hybrid ferries, making Scandlines the owner of the world's large ...
. From 1999 to 2005 it sailed as ''Mads Mols'' for
Mols-linien
(previously ) is a Denmark, Danish company that operates ferry services between Jutland and Zealand (Denmark), Zealand, and also services to Bornholm. In March 2017, the routes in the Kattegat were renamed to Molslinjen.
History
Molslinjen was ...
. From 2005 to 2006 it was renamed ''Incat 049'' by T&T Ferries in
Trinidad and Tobago
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. In 2006 it was renamed ''Master Cat'' and has since been operating on the route between
Kristiansand
Kristiansand is a city and Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Agder county, Norway. The city is the fifth-largest and the municipality is the sixth-largest in Norway, with a population of around 116,000 as of January 2020, following th ...
in
Norway
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and
Hanstholm
Hanstholm is a small town and a former island, now elevated area in Thisted municipality of Region Nordjylland, located in northern Denmark. The population of the town is 2,085 (1 January 2024). in
Denmark
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, later changed to
Hirtshals
Hirtshals is a town and seaport on the coast of Skagerrak on the island of Vendsyssel-Thy at the top of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark, Europe. It is located in Hjørring municipality in Region Nordjylland. The town of Hirtshals has a ...
, in the service of "Master Ferries". This company was merged with
Fjord Line on 1 January 2008 and the ferry was renamed ''Fjord Cat''.
The ship has been renamed "Skane Jet" as part of its relocation for the Königslinie route between
Sassnitz
Sassnitz (, before 1993 in ) is a town on the Jasmund peninsula, Rügen Island, in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The population as of 2012 was 9,498.
Sassnitz is a well-known seaside resort and port town, and is a gateway to th ...
and
Ystad
Ystad () is a town and the seat of Ystad Municipality, in Scania County, Sweden. Ystad had 18,350 inhabitants in 2010. The settlement dates from the 11th century and has become a busy ferryport, local administrative centre, and tourist attracti ...
for FRS. This route started service in late September 2020.
Sister ships
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P&O Irish Sea
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References
External links
DNV.com Vessel registry info
Incat.com photo gallery and information from builder
Record at ferry-site.dk
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Ships built by Incat
Blue Riband holders
Ferries of Norway
Incat high-speed craft
1998 ships
Merchant ships of Norway