HMAS Jervis Bay (AKR 45)

For other ships with the same name, see HMAS Jervis Bay.
For her post-RAN service, see HSC Condor Rapide.

A warship-grey catamaran travelling at speed (from right to left) on the open sea
HMAS Jervis Bay in 2000
History
Australia
NamesakeJervis Bay
BuilderIncat, Tasmania
LaunchedNovember 1997
Commissioned10 June 1999
Decommissioned11 May 2001
Motto"Strive Valiantly"
Nickname(s)Dili Express
Honours and
awards
StatusReturned to civilian service
Badge
A ship's badge. A naval crown sits on top of a black scroll with "JERVIS BAY" written in gold. This is atop a yellow, rope-patterned ring, which contains a black field. Three gold fleur de lys are positioned at the bottom, upper left, and upper right: the bottom one is separated from the other two by a white chevron containing eight black marks. Below the ring are a stone axe and a nulla nulla sitting on top of a boomerang. At the bottom of the badge is a black scroll with "STRIVE VALIANTLY" written.
General characteristics in military service
TypeWave-piercing catamaran
Displacement1,250 tons
Length86.62 m (284.2 ft)
Beam26 m (85 ft)
Draught3.6 m (12 ft)
Propulsion4 × Ruston 20RK270 medium-speed diesels; 4 × Lips waterjets[verification needed]
Speed48 knots (89 km/h; 55 mph)
Range1,000 nautical miles (1,900 km; 1,200 mi)
Troops500 soldiers, plus equipment and light vehicles
Complement20
Armament2 × 7.62mm General Purpose Machine Guns

HMAS Jervis Bay (AKR 45) was a wave piercing catamaran that operated in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).

Built by Incat in Tasmania and launched in 1997 as Incat 045, the ship was chartered to TT-Line as Tascat to supplement cross-Bass Strait services until the company acquired new ships. The catamaran remained laid up until 1999, when she was commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy as a troop and equipment transport, becoming the first large catamaran to enter naval service. Jervis Bay operated in support of the INTERFET peacekeeping taskforce until May 2001, when she was decommissioned and returned to the builder.

In 2002, the ferry was sent to Europe, operating briefly in the Mediterranean before being chartered by Speed Ferries for a cross-English Channel ferry service as HSC SpeedOne. She is now owned by Condor Ferries and is named HSC Condor Rapide.