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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders | Austal |
| Completed | 7 |
| Active | 7 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Ferry |
| Speed | 40–50 knots (74–93 km/h; 46–58 mph) |
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A high-speed craft (HSC) is a high-speed water vessel for civilian use, also called a fastcraft or fast ferry. The first high-speed craft were often hydrofoils or hovercraft, but in the 1990s catamaran and monohull designs become more popular and large hydrofoils and hovercraft are no longer built. Most high-speed craft serve as passenger ferries, but the largest catamarans and monohulls also carry cars, buses, large trucks and freight.
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