HSC Benchijigua Express

Benchijigua Express leaving Los Cristianos
History
Spain
NameBenchijigua Express
OwnerFred Olsen Express[1]
OperatorFred Olsen Express
Port of registrySanta Cruz de Tenerife[1]
BuilderAustal[1]
Yard numberH260[1]
Laid down11 November 2003[1]
Launched25 September 2004[1][2]
Christened5 November 2004[3]
Completed12 April 2005
Identification
StatusIn service
NotesHSC-Passenger B
General characteristics
Tonnage3,504 GT[1]
Length126.0 m (413.4 ft)[1]
Beam30.4 m (99.7 ft)[1]
Draught4.06 m (13.3 ft)[1]
Installed power
  • 4 MTU Diesel,
  • 36,400 kW in total[1]
Propulsion3 Jet Type Propellers[1]
Speed36 kn (67 km/h; 41 mph)
Capacity
  • 1,350 passengers
  • 337 vehicles
Crew22

Benchijigua Express is a fast ferry, operated by Fred. Olsen Express between the Canary Islands, Tenerife, La Gomera and La Palma in the Atlantic Ocean. She was delivered in April 2005. At 127 metres (417 ft) long, the ferry is the second-longest trimaran in the world, less than a metre shy of the Independence class littoral combat ship, which was based on Benchijigua Express's design. Her body is made of aluminium with a special offshore coating, and is the second-largest vessel with an aluminium hull. The ship's name, derived from the village of Benchijigua on La Gomera where Fredrik Olsen had property, was previously used twice since 1999.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Benchijigua Express (G110920)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
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