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FAST FERRIES

Austal Ships Delivers Three Fast Ferries

To Chinese Owner

Three of the fastest ferries ever built in Australia have been deliv- ered by Austal Ships to their owners in the People's Republic of China.

Each of the vessels was constructed at a capital value of approximately $7.15 million. They are the first catamarans built by the West Aus- tralian aluminum shipbuilder to be powered by gas turbines, and are also the shipyard's fastest vessels, with a speed of 39.5 knots when fully loaded and carrying 355 pas- sengers. The identical 131.2-ft. fer- ries Shun Jing, Lian Gang Hu and

Yi Xian Hu were built respectively for the Shun Gang Passenger Trans- portation Corporation, the Panyu (Hong Kong) Passenger Cargo

Transportation Jointly Owned Co.

Ltd. and the Zhong Shan-Hong Kong

Passenger Shipping Co-op Co. Ltd.

They will operate regular services from Hong Kong to the mainland

China ports of Rong Qi {Shun Jing),

Guang Zhou (Lian Gang Hu) and

Zhong Shan (Yi Xian Hu).

The vessels are powered by

Textron Lycoming TF40 gas tur- bines, similar to engines used on jet aircraft.

Since Austal commenced opera-

The identical ferries Shun Jing, Lian Gang Hu and Yi Xian Hu were recently delivered by Austal Ships to their respective owners in the People's Republic of China. tions in August 1988, it has sold 28 large vessels, including 22 catama- ran ferries to owners in mainland

China. For more information on

Austal Ships,

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