HSC Manannan

Manannan entering Douglas Harbour
History
Name	1998–2001, 2008: Incat 050 2001–2008: Joint Venture 2008–present: Manannan
Namesake	Manannán mac Lir
Operator	1998–1999: Spirit of Tasmania 1999–2000: Fast Cat Ferries 2000–2001: Laid-up 2001–2008: United States Navy 2008–present: Isle of Man Steam Packet Company
Port of registry	Douglas Harbour
Route	Douglas Harbour—Liverpool Douglas—Belfast Douglas―Dublin Douglas—Heysham
Builder	Incat, Hobart, Australia
Yard number	050
Launched	7 November 1998
Completed	21 November 1998
Commissioned	1998
Recommissioned	2009
Refit	2001, 2009
Identification	IMO number: 9176072 MMSI Number 235070199 Callsign 2BXK7
Status	In service
General characteristics
Class and type	96 metre WPC
Type	High speed craft
Tonnage	5,743 GT[1]
Length	95.47 m (313 ft 3 in)
Beam	26.16 m (85 ft 10 in)
Draft	3.7 m (12 ft 2 in)
Installed power	4 × Caterpillar diesel engines
Speed	Lightship condition: 50 kn (93 km/h; 58 mph) Fully laden: 40–42 kn (74–78 km/h; 46–48 mph).
Capacity	Passengers: 850 Vehicles: 175

HSC Manannan is a 96-metre (315 ft) wave-piercing high-speed catamaran car ferry built by Incat, Australia in 1998. After commercial service in Australia and New Zealand, she was chartered to the US military as Joint Venture (HSV-X1). Now owned and operated by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company, she mainly provides a seasonal service between Douglas Harbour and Port of Liverpool.