Engineering:Auto Express 86-class ferry

Short description: High-speed catamaran ferry

Class overview
Builders:	Austal
Completed:	7
Active:	7
General characteristics
Type:	Ferry
Speed:	40–50 knots (74–93 km/h; 46–58 mph)
Capacity:	800-1,040 passengers 215 cars or 10 buses and 125 cars

Auto Express 86 is a class of high-speed catamaran vehicle-passenger ferries built by Austal of Australia .

Ships

• Adnan Menderes (1998) - for Istanbul Deniz Otobusleri
• ex Turgut Ozal / Thunder (1998) - for Fast Ferries
• Jonathan Swift (1999) - for Irish Ferries
• Carmen Ernestina (1999) - for Conferry
• Villum Clausen / WorldChampion Jet (2000) - for Seajets
• Lilia Concepcion (2002) - for Conferry
• Spirit of Ontario I (2004) - for Canadian American Transportation Systems

Data

• Passengers: 800-1040 (400-500 tonnes deadweight (DWT))
• Vehicles: 215 cars or 10 buses and 125 cars
• Speed: 40-50 knots

External links

• Auto Express 86 Austal
• Datasheet Austal