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Building contract
Start of Production
25/11/1996 Keel laid
2/7/1997 Launch
10/7/1997 Delivered to Incat Chartering Pty. Ltd. Bahamas flag.
14-27/7/1997 Charter to Transport Tasmania, Devonport, Australia. Melbourne – Devonport route.
28/7/1997 Laid up
4/1999 Charter to Royal Australian Navy, New name HMAS Jervis Bay.
11/5/2001 After charter laid up for sale. New name Incat 045.
4/2002 Charter to Traghetti Isole Sarde, (T.R.I.S.), Italy. New name Winner. Portugal flag.
5/2002 Genova – Palau route.
9/2002 Company went bankrup. Laid up at Genova.
2002 Bahamas flag. Laid up at Portland.
2003 Laid up at Weymouth.
1/2004 Charter to SpeedFerries. New name SpeedOne. UK flag.
19/5/2004 Boulogne sur Mer – Dover route.
28/12/2007 Hit a pier on Dover, back in service few days later.
5/2008 Sold to Speed Ferries, Dover , UK
6/11/2008 Arrested in Boulougne after company had economical problems.
20/11/2008 Arrived to Tilbury where set to laid up.
5/2009 Sold by auction to Prospect Number 70 Limited ( Epic Shipping ) . New name Sea Leopard.
2009 Drydocking at A&P Falmouth, UK
9/2009 Laid up at Tilbury.
26/3/2010 Sold to Condor Ltd. Bahamas flag. New name Condor Rapide.
1/4/2010 Moved from Tilbury to Weymouth.
13/5/2010 Weymouth – Jersey – Guernsey route.
6/2010 St. Malo – Jersey – Guernsey route.
17/8/2010 Problems with one main engine.
4/6/2011 Gearbox problems, used only 3 main engines.
15/3/2013 Using only 2 main engines.