Natchan World
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History | |
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Name | Natchan World |
Operator | Tsugaru Kaikyō Ferry |
Builder | Incat, Tasmania, Australia |
Yard number | 065 |
Launched | 18 February 2008[1] |
Completed | 18 April 2008[1] |
Maiden voyage | 2008 |
Identification |
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Status | in service |
General characteristics [2] | |
Tonnage | 10,715 gt[4] |
Length | 112.6 m (369.4 ft)[3] |
Beam | 30.5 m (100.1 ft)[3] |
Draft | 3.93 m (12.9 ft)[3] |
Installed power | 4 x MAN Diesel 20V 28/33 D diesel engines[3] |
Propulsion | 4 x Wärtsilä LJX 1500SR waterjets[3] |
Speed | 40 knots[3] |
Capacity |
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Natchan World is a high speed catamaran operated by the Tsugaru Kaikyō Ferry Company[4] between the ports of Aomori and Hakodate, Japan.
Natchan World was built in 2008 by Incat Group of Companies in Hobart, Tasmania. It is the sister ship to Natchan Rera.
In March 2016, the vessel was owned by High-speed Marine Transport Co., Ltd., a special purpose company established under the PFI Act, and Ministry of Defence signed a 10-year transport use contract with the company until the end of December 2025.[5][6][7]