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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name |
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| Operator |
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| Port of registry |  Limassol |
| Builder | Austal Ships, Australia |
| Cost | IR£29 million |
| Yard number | 94 |
| Launched | February 1999 |
| Completed | April 1999 |
| In service | July 1999 |
| Identification | IMO number: 9188881 |
| Status | In service |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Type | High-speed catamaran |
| Tonnage | 5,992 GT |
| Length | 86.6 m (284 ft 1 in) |
| Beam | 24.4 m (80 ft 1 in) |
| Draught | 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in) |
| Decks | 1 + Mezzanine/Swing Deck |
| Deck clearance | 4.2M Full Height / 2.7M + 2.1M on Mezzanine |
| Installed power | 4 × Caterpillar 3618 diesel engines |
| Propulsion | 4 × Kamewa Waterjets |
| Capacity |
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HSC Cecilia Payne is a high-speed ferry owned and operated by Baleària. The vessel operates between Ciutadella de Menorca and Alcudia. The vessel is named after British–American astrophysicist Cecilia Payne. Between 1999 and 2018 she was operated by Irish Ferries as Jonathan Swift.
- ^ "Datasheet: Jonathan Swift" (PDF). Austal Ships. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 October 2010. Retrieved 31 December 2009.