HSC Almudaina Dos

Almudaina Dos at Santa Cruz de Tenerife
History
Name	Almudaina Dos SuperSeaCat One 1997–2006
Operator	Hoverspeed 1997-2004 Silja Line 2004-2005 Acciona Trasmediterránea 2005-present
Port of registry	Italy La Spezia (1997-2005)  Spain Santa Cruz de Tenerife 2005-present
Ordered	1996
Builder	Fincantieri
Yard number	5999
Launched	15 February 1997
Identification	IMO number: 9141833
General characteristics
Class and type	MDV1200 class fast ferry
Tonnage	4,662 GT
Length	100 m (330 ft)
Beam	17.1 m (56 ft)
Draught	2.68 m (8.8 ft)
Propulsion	4 × Ruston 20RK 270 medium speed diesel engines 4 × KaMeWa water-jets
Speed	Service: 38 knots (44 mph) Maximum: 40 knots (46 mph)
Capacity	Passenger: 800 Cars: 175
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 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 between Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Santa Cruz De Tenerife.

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