Irish Ferries HSC Dublin Swift - Further Ferry Information and Vessel Description HSC Dublin Swift (Official name Jonathan Swift), is a fast ferry, currently owned and operated by Irish Ferries on their Holyhead-Dublin route. The HSC Dublin Swift was launched in February 1999 and entered service on the Holyhead, Wales - Dublin, Ireland route in May 1999. The fast craft of catamaran design can carry over 800 passengers/crew and 200 cars or 10 coaches and 70 cars. In May 2009, the ferry celebrated 10 years of service.
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Irish Ferries launched it's first high-speed ferry service when the company took delivery of its first fast ferry, Dublin Swift back in May 2009.
Built by Australian aluminium fast ferry builder, Austal, in its Fremantle yard, the vessel is the eleventh Austal Auto Express catamaran and the third 86m-long version to be commissioned.
Dublin Swift entered service on the Dublin to Holyhead route in June 1999 alongside the cruise ferry Isle of Inishmore, reducing the crossing time to one hour and 50 minutes, and tripling the frequency of sailings to six a day in each direction. |
HSC Dublin Swift Onboard Facilities
Deck 4
- Boylans Brasserie
- Bureau De Change
- Cafe Lafayette
- Games Zone
- Information Desk
- Temple Bar
- The Shop
- TV Lounge
Deck 5
- Club Class Lounge
- Trinity Lounge
- Outter Upper Deck
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Irish Ferries HSC Dublin Swift Ferry Statistics
- Length - 86.6 m
- Breadth - 24 m
- Draught - 3.2 m
- Speed - 40 knots
- Engines - 4 x Caterpillar 3618
- Built - 1999
- Yard - Austal Ships, Australia
- Power - 27650 kw
- Cars - 200
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