Seacat
The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea
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Seacat, a high-speed (40–5 knot)
catamaran ferry capable of carrying vehicles as well as passengers. It is manufactured by Incat of Hobart, Tasmania, and was introduced into Europe during the 1990s as a fast alternative to
ro-ro ferries. Instead of
propellers, the first two were powered by quadruple
diesel engines connected to a water-turbine system that, like
jetboats, sucks in water but, unlike jetboats, expels it beneath the surface. A Danish Seacat currently (2004) holds the
blue riband (Hales Trophy), but they are normally employed on shorter routes such as the English Channel. The 75-metre (246-ft) Seacat has now been replaced on some routes by the 100-metre (328-ft)
Superseacat, a V-shaped steel monohull design built and designed by Fincantieri of Genoa, Italy. Superseacats have a service speed of not less than 38 knots with a full load of 340 tonnes and have a capacity of 774 passengers and 175 cars, rather more than the Seacat's 600 passengers and 80 vehicles.
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Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 4/5/1987; ; 700+ words
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Snails
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
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snail
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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snail mail
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Internet
snail mail A derogatory term used to describe the conventional, paper-based mail system. See also SNAIL MAIL , PMAIL , and DEAD TREE .
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snail darter
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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Snail
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms
Snail Military , a D-shaped formation, 1579.
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