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HSC Natchan World

Field	Value
display_title	HSC Natchan World
section1	{{Infobox ship/image
image	Natchan World-008.jpg
image_caption	Natchan World
section2	{{Infobox ship/career
name	Natchan World
operator	Tsugaru Kaikyō Ferry
builder	Incat, Tasmania, Australia
yard_number	065
launched	18 February 2008
completed	18 April 2008
maiden_voyage	2008
identification	*
status	in service
section3	{{Infobox ship/characteristics
header_caption
tonnage	10,715 gt
length	112.6 m
beam	30.5 m
draft	3.93 m
power	4 x MAN Diesel 20V 28/33 D diesel engines
propulsion	4 x Wärtsilä LJX 1500SR waterjets
speed	40 knots
capacity	*800 passengers
*355 cars<ref name	"shiptech"/

Callsign: 7JDA
355 cars

Natchan World is a high speed catamaran operated by the Tsugaru Kaikyō Ferry Company between the ports of Aomori and Hakodate, Japan.

History

Natchan World was built in 2008 by Incat Group of Companies in Hobart, Tasmania. It is the sister ship to Tera Jet 2.

In March 2016, the vessel was owned by High-speed Marine Transport Co., Ltd., a special purpose company established under the PFI Act, and Ministry of Defence signed a 10-year transport use contract with the company until the end of December 2025.

References

"Natchan High-Speed Ferry: The SDF and the Use of Civilian Transportation by James Simpson, Japan Security Watch, Nov 6, 2011".
(2016-03-15). "民間船舶の運航・管理事業事業契約の内容の公表について". Ministry of Defence.
川上晃弘. (2016-03-17). "有事輸送、民間の２隻確保　船員予備自衛官化". Mainichi shimbun.
(2016-03-16). "「ナッチャン」防衛輸送船に". 東奥日報社.
"Hull 065 specifications". Incat Tasmania Pty.
"Hull 065 specifications". Incat Tasmania Pty.
"Natchan World - Catamaran Ferry". ship-technology.com.

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