Auto Express 86-class ferry

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

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

Ships

• Adnan Menderes (1998) - for Istanbul Deniz Otobusleri
• ex Turgut Ozal / exThunder / highspeed3 (1998) - for hellenıc seaways (Greece)
• Jonathan Swift (1999) - for Irish Ferries
• Carmen Ernestina (1999) - for Conferry^[1]
• Villum Clausen / WorldChampion Jet (2000) - for Seajets
• Lilia Concepcion (2002) - for Conferry
• Spirit of Ontario I (2004) - for Canadian American Transportation Systems^[2]

Data

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

References

1. Delivery of 86 Metre Stock Vessel Austal 30 June 1999
2. Spirit of Ontario Austal

External links

• Auto Express 86 Austal
• Datasheet Austal