Manannan

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Photo 1
Author: Ship Hunters collection
Location: Irish Sea
Date: 13/06/2014

Photo 2
Author: Ship Hunters collection
Location: (BE) Zeebrugge
Date: 13/06/2014

Administrative data Technical data
name: Manannan
built: 1998
call sign: 2BXK7
IMO: 9176072
flag: Isle of Man
dimensions: 95.47 x 26.16 x 3.70 m
type: ferry and passenger transport
capacity: 350 lanemeters, 775 passengers
speed: 38.00 kn

former name(s): new name(s):
Devil Cat ('98-'99)
Top Cat ('99-'00)
Incat 050 ('00-'01)
HSV-X1 Joint Venture ('01-'06) (US Navy)
Incat 050 ('06-'09)
No known new names

We also have pictures of this vessel under the folowing name(s).

Extra info:
In 2001, she was commissioned as USS Joint Venture (HSV-X1), serving for five years with the United States Armed Forces. A flight deck was added to accommodate various helicopters in the US Navy arsenal. Joint Venture was rapidly re-configurable and could perform a variety of missions, principal among them the ability to ferry up to 325 combat personnel and 400 tons of cargo up to 3,000 nautical miles (5,600 km) one way at speeds in excess of 40 knots (74 km/h).

Converted? This vessel is still the same type as it was built.
Museum? No
Scrapping? Not scrapped on 01/08/2018.
Casualty? No