- MDV 1200 class fast ferry
The MDV 1200 class of
fast ferry were built for Sea Containers byFincantieri The first two craft were delivered in 1997, the third and forth craft followed in 1999.
Originally built for operating on the English Channel, the venture was operated by
Hoverspeed . The "SuperSeaCat" operation didn't last on the Channel, as in 1998 the "SuperSeaCat Two" went on operations with theIsle of Man Steam Packet Company for a year. The following year the "SuperSeaCat Three" operated for the Steam Packet, undertaking her Maiden Voyage with the company.Since then, the "SuperSeaCat 1", "3" and "4" operated for
Silja Line . In 2003, the "SuperSeaCat Two" went on a long-term charter to theIsle of Man Steam Packet Company . In 2005, the first of the quartet, the "SuperSeaCat One", was sold toAcciona Trasmediterranea , as the "Almudaina Dos". It was revealed in 2008 thatSea Containers Ltd had sold the "SuperSeaCat Three" and "Four" toAegean Speed Lines , who will operate the two ships on their usual Helsinki-Tallinn route, and that the "SuperSeaCat Two" would operate as the "Viking" for the remainder of her charter.HSC "Almudaina Dos" (ex "SuperSeaCat One")
: With SeaCo: 1997-2005: Current Operator:
Acciona Trasmediterranea
=HSC "Viking" (ex "SuperSeaCat Two")=: With SeaCo: 1997-2003: Current Operator:
Isle of Man Steam Packet : With SeaCo: 1999-2008: Current Operator:
SuperSeaCat (Aegean Speed Lines): With SeaCo: 1999-2008: Current Operator:
SuperSeaCat (Aegean Speed Lines)
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