HSC Cecilia Payne

Jonathan Swift crossing the Irish Sea
History
Name
  • 1999–2018: Jonathan Swift
  • 2018 onwards: Cecilia Payne
Operator
Port of registryCyprus Limassol
BuilderAustal Ships, Australia
CostIR£29 million
Yard number94
LaunchedFebruary 1999
CompletedApril 1999
In serviceJuly 1999
IdentificationIMO number9188881
StatusIn service
General characteristics [1]
TypeHigh-speed catamaran
Tonnage5,992 GT
Length86.6 m (284 ft 1 in)
Beam24.4 m (80 ft 1 in)
Draught3.2 m (10 ft 6 in)
Decks1 + Mezzanine/Swing Deck
Deck clearance4.2M Full Height / 2.7M + 2.1M on Mezzanine
Installed power4 × Caterpillar 3618 diesel engines
Propulsion4 × Kamewa Waterjets
Capacity
  • 800 passengers
  • 200 cars

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.

  1. ^ "Datasheet: Jonathan Swift" (PDF). Austal Ships. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 October 2010. Retrieved 31 December 2009.