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- See HMAS Jervis Bay for other ships to bear the name.
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| Career |
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| Ordered: |
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| Laid down: |
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| Launched: |
November 1997 |
| Commissioned: |
10 June 1999 |
| Decommissioned: |
11 May 2001 |
| Fate: |
Returned to Owners |
| Struck: |
11 May 2001 |
| General Characteristics |
| Displacement: |
1,250 tons |
| Length: |
86.62 m |
| Beam: |
26 m |
| Draught: |
3.6 m |
| Propulsion: |
4 x Caterpillar 3618 diesels, 7,200 kW; 4 x KaMeWa 112 S11 waterjets |
| Speed: |
48 knots |
| Range: |
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| Complement: |
25 |
| Armament: |
2 x 7.6 mm |
| Aircraft: |
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| Motto: |
"Strive Valiantly" |
HMAS Jervis Bay (AKR-45) was a wave piercing catamaran built by Incat in Tasmania and leased by the Australian Government. Although a purely civilian design, Jervis Bay had the distinction of being the first large catamaran in the world to enter naval service.
Jervis Bay was commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy for logistics operations in May 1999, due to delays in the refitting of the Kanimbla class vessels. Jervis Bay was commissioned primarily to serve as a fast sea link for Australian troops between Darwin and Dili in East Timor. The ship was capable of sailing the 430 nautical miles (800 km) in approximately 11 hours, at an average speed of approximately 45 knots, far faster than vessels of comparable size and role of the US Navy in the region. During the two years of the ship's charter by the RAN, Jervis Bay made 107 trips between Darwin and East Timor, shipping 20,000 passengers, 430 vehicles and 5,600 tonnes of freight, becoming known as the "Dili Express". HMAS Jervis Bay was returned to her owners in May 2001; she was later sold to UK low cost cross-channel operator SpeedFerries to operate on their new route from Dover to Boulogne-sur-Mer, being renamed HSC SpeedOne.
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