Austal Breaks 24-Hour Record

Reaching speeds of 47.7 knots, the Austal-built "Villum Clausen" has written its name into the record books, breaking the record for the longest distance traveled by a ship in 24 hours. Enroute to Denmark, the 282 ft. (86 m) gas turbine powered vehicle-passenger catamaran covered a distance of 1,063 n m in a 24 hour period — adding another 45 n m to the previous record. The record breaking journey took place on the passage between Sumatra and Cochin, India, during the fast ferry's delivery voyage from Austal's Western Australian shipyard to the Danish island of Bornholm for BomholmsTrafikken. The average speed on the run was 44.2 knots. "After 23 hours Villum Clausen covered the distance of 1,018.2 n.m., which is the distance of the previous record, held by the Danish fast ferry Cat-Link V, which won the Blue Riband of the Atlantic on July 20, 1998," said ship's Captain Claus Kristensen.

The propulsion plant of the aluminum catamaran comprises 2 x GE LM2500 gas turbines generating 18,000 kW each, 2 x Renk gearboxes and 4 x Kamewa waterjets.

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Maritime Reporter Magazine, page 53, Apr 2000

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