HSC Almudaina Dos
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| Ordered: | 1996 |
| Builder: | Fincantieri |
| Yard number: | 5999 |
| Identification: | IMO number: 9141833 |
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| Class and type: | MDV1200 class fast ferry |
| Displacement: | 4,662 GT |
| Length: | 100 m (330 ft) |
| Beam: | 17.1 m (56 ft) |
| Draught: | 2.68 m (8.8 ft) |
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| Crew: | 26 |
HSC Almudaina Dos is one of four high speed monohull ferries built by Fincantieri for Sea Containers. She is currently owned and operated by Acciona Trasmediterránea.
The vessel was delivered in May 1997 as Superseacat One and put into service on the Gothenburg - Frederikshavn route.[1] In 1999 Seacat Danmark returned to the Gothenburg - Frederikshavn route allowing Superseacat One to move to the English Channel to open a new Hoverspeed route between Newhaven and Dieppe. After four years of operation, Hoverspeed closed the Newhaven - Dieppe route in 2004. Superseacat One was laid up in Sunderland. In 2005 she returned to Scandinavia, This time joining Superseacat Three and Superseacat Four on Silja Line's Helsinki - Tallinn route. Following the sale of Silja Line to Tallink in 2006, Superseacat One was chartered to Acciona Trasmediterránea and renamed Almudaina Dos. The vessel operates seasonally between Barcelona, Ibiza and Mahón.