Express 4 is a high speed catamaran built by Austal for Molslinjen.

History

Molslinjen ordered Express 4 in June 2016, at a cost of about A$100 million.[4] In April 2017, construction began at Austal's Henderson shipyard with the ceremonial first aluminum cutting.[5] In August 2018, the ship was launched, with fitting out and sea trials scheduled to be completed by the end of the year ahead of entry into service in early 2019.[6]

Express 4 left the construction hall on 27 August 2018 and was launched in October.[7] Since being delivered, she has operated between Aarhus and Odden, Denmark.[4]

Design

Express 4 measures 109 metres (358 ft) long, with a beam of 30.5 metres (100 ft) and a draft of 3.4 metres (11 ft).[4] She can carry up to 1,006 passengers and 22 crew, and has two vehicle decks with space for 425 cars and an additional 610 lane meters for freight vehicles.[4] She is powered by four 20-cylinder MAN engines producing 9,100kw at 1,000rpm that drive 4 Wartsila Waterjets via a reduction gearbox, giving her a service speed of 40 knots (46 mph) and a maximum speed of 47.8 knots (55.0 mph).[4]

References

  1. ^ AU = 1850-1901: McLean, I.W. (1999), Consumer Prices and Expenditure Patterns in Australia 1850–1914. Australian Economic History Review, 39: 1-28 (taken W6 series from Table A1, which represents the average inflation in all of Australian colonies). For later years, calculated using the pre-decimal inflation calculator provided by the Reserve Bank of Australia for each year, input: £94 8s (94.40 Australian pounds in decimal values), start year: 1901.
  2. ^ "Austal Successfully Launches 109M High Speed Catamaran for Molslinjen of Denmark". 29 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Austal Delivers A$109 Million Ferry for Molslinjen of Denmark". 30 January 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Express 4 High-Speed Catamaran Ferry". Ship Technology. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Austal Starts Building High-speed Ferry for Denmark". Marine Link. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Austal Unveils Molslinjen's New High-Speed Ferry". World Maritime News. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  7. ^ "$100 million catamaran rolls out of Perth shipyard". The Sydney Morning Herald. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.

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