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The seacat, hoverspeed Great Britain, was the
world's first car-carrying catamaran when she inaugurated fast ferry
services between Portsmouth and Cherbourg in 1990. |
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hoverspeed Great Britain held the famed
Hales Trophy for the Blue Riband of the North Atlantic for 8 years.
She achieved this en route from New York to Portsmouth on her delivery
voyage in a time of 3 days, 7 hours, and 54 minutes. |
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hoverspeed's Dover - Ostend route revived a 147-year
tradition of ferry services between the UK and Belgium, and is now
the sole cross-Channel link between the two countries. |
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hoverspeed's Newhaven - Dieppe route offers the
most direct cross-Channel service between London and Paris. |
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The seacat has no propellers - hoverspeed's catamarans
are powered by a unique water jet propulsion system. |
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The superseacat is the largest monohull fast ferry operating
in UK waters. |