HSC AutoExpress Two
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HSC AutoExpress 2 is a fast passenger ferry (catamaran) operated by the Estonian ferry company Tallink. It is currently used on the line connecting Tallinn, Estonia with Helsinki, Finland.
[edit] History
The ship was built in 1997 by an Australian company called Austal Ships. The ship was named HSC Boomerang, and was owned by Sea Tropid Co. Ltd. (Polferries). In 2001 the ship was bought by Tallink and renamed HSC AutoExpress Two.
[edit] Specifications
- Year Built: 1997
- Length: 82.3 m
- Width: 23.4 m
- Draft: 2.8 m
- Max speed: 38 knots
- Passengers: 700
- Car capacity: 175
- Lanemetres: 782