Incat
| Company type | Proprietary Limited Company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Shipbuilding |
| Founded | 1977 |
| Headquarters | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Products | Wave Piercing Catamarans |
| Website | www.incat.com.au |
Incat is a manufacturer of large HSC catamarans, based in the Derwent Park suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia founded by Bob Clifford. The company builds large commercial and military vessels that use aluminium construction, wave-piercing and water-jet technology. Vessels have been constructed up to 112 metres in length and cruise at 40 knots (75 km/h).
Several catamarans built by Incat have entered naval services, including HMAS Jervis Bay, best known for its contribution to the INTERFET in East Timor, and HSV-1 Joint Venture and HSV-2 Swift, both having been in service with the US military.
In the late 1990s and early 2000s the company was in severe financial difficulties and heavily in debt to the Tasmanian Government. It found its way out of this financial crisis after it received renewed contracts to build catamarans from overseas customers and the US military.
Legal Dispute with Austal Ships
Since 2007, Incat and Austal, its main competitor in Australia, have been involved in a legal dispute over the ownership and transfer of sensitive documents between the companies. [1] [2].
Deliveries
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| Hull No | Model | Current name | Operator | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 020 | 30m Cat | Our Lady Patricia | Wightlink | Scrapped, Marchwood, UK, Late 2008 |
| 021 | 30m Cat | Our Lady Pamela | Wightlink | Laid up |
| 022 | 37m WPC | Sea Flight | Cruise Whitsundays | Great Barrier Reef tours QLD Australia |
| 023 | 74m WPC | Emeraude France | None | Laid up, Tilbury, UK |
| 024 | 74m WPC | Patricia Olivia | Baleària | |
| 025 | 74m WPC | Sea Runner | Princess Cruises | |
| 026 | 74m WPC | Snaefell | Isle of Man Steam Packet Company | |
| 027 | 74m WPC | Pescara Jet | SNAV | |
| 028 | 74m WPC | Cyclades Express | NEL Lines | |
| 030 | 74m WPC | Condor 10 | Condor Ferries | |
| 031 | 74m WPC | Mandarin | Dae-A Express Shipping Co Ltd | |
| 032 | 74m WPC | Atlantic III | Buquebus | |
| 033 | 78m WPC | Jaume 1 | Baleària | |
| 034 | 78m WPC | Elanora | El Salam Maritime | |
| 035 | 78m WPC | Mega Jet | Seajets | |
| 036 | 70m K50 | Juan Patricio | Buquebus | |
| 037 | 78m K50 | Sunflower | Dae-A-Gosok | |
| 038 | 81m WPC | Jaume II | Baleària | |
| 039 | Project | R & D Craft | ||
| 040 | 81m WPC | Stena Lynx III | Stena Line | |
| 041 | 81m WPC | Jaume III | Baleària | |
| 042 | 86m WPC | Condor Express | Condor Ferries | |
| 043 | 86m WPC | Tarifa Jet | FRS | |
| 044 | 86m WPC | Condor Vitesse | Condor Ferries | |
| 045 | 86m WPC | Condor Rapide | Condor Ferries | |
| 046 | 91m WPC | Incat 046 | Trinidad and Tobago Government | Marketed as T&T Express |
| 047 | 91m WPC | Express | P&O Irish Sea | |
| 048 | 91m WPC | Max Mols | Mols-Linien | |
| 049 | 91m WPC | Fjord Cat | Fjord Line | |
| 050 | 96m WPC | Manannan | Isle of Man Steam Packet Company | Previously HSV-X1 Joint Venture |
| 051 | 96m WPC | Bonanza Express | Fred. Olsen Express | |
| 052 | 96m WPC | Alboran | Acciona Trasmediterranea | |
| 053 | 96m WPC | Bencomo Express | Fred. Olsen Express | |
| 055 | 96m WPC | Bentago Express | Fred. Olsen Express | |
| 056 | 96m WPC | Highspeed 6 | Hellenic Seaways | |
| 057 | 98m WPC | Normandie Express | Brittany Ferries | |
| 058 | 98m WPC | Milenium Dos | Acciona Trasmediterranea | |
| 059 | 98m WPC | The Cat | Bay Ferries | |
| 060 | 98m WPC | T&T Spirit | Trinidad and Tobago Government | Previously TSV-1X Spearhead |
| 061 | 98m WPC | HSV-2 Swift | US Navy | |
| 062 | 98m WPC | Milenium Tres | Acciona Trasmediterranea | |
| 063 | 17m WPC | Sixty Three | 17m Projects Pty Ltd | |
| 064 | 112m WPC | Natchan Rera | Higashi Nihon Ferry Company | |
| 065 | 112m WPC | Natchan World | Higashi Nihon Ferry Company | |
| 066 | 112m WPC | Norman Arrow | LD Lines | |
| 067 | 112m WPC | under construction | ||
| 068 | 85m WPC | under construction |
See also
References
- ^ Austal Ships Pty Ltd (ACN 079 160 679) v Incat Australia Pty Ltd (ACN 051 556 855) [2009 FCA 368 ], AustLII
- ^ Austal Ships Pty Ltd (ACN 079 160 679) v Thurlow (No 2)[2007 FCA 202 ], AustLII
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