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Austral 20 was a 6 m (20 ft) catamaran produced by Charles Cunningham in Australia in the early 1960s period of experimentation. [1] It was apparently produced in reasonable numbers by Charles himself. [1] By now I was earning a proper wage and I wanted to build my own trimaran.
Incat's Hobart shipyard (to the right) The 99m wave piercing catamaran HSC Francisco, delivered by Incat in 2013: the world's fastest ship in commercial service. The company began in 1972 as the Sullivans Cove Ferry Company in suburban Hobart and built four small ferries before International Catamarans was formed in 1977 by a partnership between founder Bob Clifford and marine architect Philip ...
HMAS Jervis Bay (AKR 45) was a wave piercing catamaran that operated in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).. Built by Incat in Tasmania and launched in 1997 as Incat 045, the ship was chartered to TT-Line as Tascat to supplement cross-Bass Strait services until the company acquired new ships.
Crowther Design founder Lock Crowther had a history in catamaran, trimaran and commercial vessel design. Incat Designs (Sydney, formed 1988) founder Philip Hercus [2] had a history in passenger vessel catamaran design. In 1977, [3] he formed a partnership, namely International Catamaran Pty Ltd designing and building catamarans in Tasmania.
HSC INCAT 046 was a 91-metre (299 ft) vessel built by Incat in Hobart, Australia, in 1997 as hull 046. She was a sister ship to HSC Express (holder of a Trans-Atlantic speed record), HSC Max Mols and HSC Master Cat, all of which are Incat91 models. INCAT 046 was constructed from marine-grade aluminium alloys.
It is a highly popular class in Australia, and is a favourite amongst high-performance racing purists. Designed by Greg Goodall And Jim Boyer in the early 1980s the 4.9 metre Taipan was a development of the Mosquito catamaran, lightweight and more similar to the A class in hull design.
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This is a list of shipyards in Australia:- Adelaide Steamship Company (Birkenhead, South Australia) Built tugs. (1957–1973) Austal (Henderson, Western Australia) Large and mid sized catamaran ferries, small naval vessels. (1988–present)