HSC Jaume III

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Jaume III
History
Name
  • 1996: Incat 041
  • 1996-1997: Holyman Express
  • 1997-1998: Holyman Diamant
  • 1998-2004: Diamant
  • 2004-2006: Seacat Diamant
  • 2006 onwards: Jaume III
Operator
RouteCiutadella - Alcúdia[1]
BuilderIncat, Tasmania
Yard number041
Launched24 August 1996
IdentificationIMO number: 9135884
StatusIn service[2]
General characteristics
Tonnage4,305 GT
Length81.15 m (266.2 ft)[3]
Beam26 m (85.3 ft)
Draught3.00m (9.8 ft) approx in salt water[4]
Installed power4x Ruston 20-cylinder 20RK270 MkII High Efficiency Marine Diesel Engines[5]
Propulsion4 x Lips LJ135D waterjets[4]
Speed40 knots (46 mph)[3]
Capacity
  • 650 passengers
  • 180 vehicles[3]

Jaume III is a high speed catamaran operated by Spanish ferry operator Baleària. She was launched on 24 August 1996.[6]

Construction

Jaume III was built in 1996 by Incat in Australia as Incat 041, and is one of a series of wave-piercing catamarans to be constructed by the company.[5]

Service

1997-1998: Holyman Sally Ferries

In September 1996, after a reported nine months of discussions,[7] and the announcement that Regie voor Maritiem Transport (RMT) services were to cease in 1997;[8] Sally Line announced a new joint venture with Holyman to be known as Holyman Sally Ferries. The joint venture, commencing in March 1997, was to deploy two Incat 81-metre catamarans, on the route to between Ramsgate and Ostend, and was two-thirds owned by Holyman and one-third owned by the Sally parent company, Silja Line.[9]

In October 1996 Incat 041 was sold to Holyman, and renamed Holyman Express. After completion and sea trails she was renamed again as Holyman Diamant before entry into service on 1 March 1997.[6] The Holyman Sally venture was not financially viable and Holyman became partners with Hoverspeed and announced they were moving the service to Dover in March 1998 as Holyman Hoverspeed Ltd.[10]

1998-2005: Hoverspeed

The ship was renamed Diamant prior to entering service for Hoverspeed in March 1998 on the Dover-Ostend route.[3] She would later operate on the Newhaven-Dieppe route from 2001, before temporarily covering service between Douglas-Liverpool-Dublin in March 2003.[5]

In April 2004 she returned to Dover to operate a high speed route to Calais, before being renamed again to Seacat Diamant.[6] She continued to run this route until Hoverspeed ceased operations in November 2005[11] when she undertook the last sailing on November 7 before heading for a period of layup in Tilbury and Falmouth.[5]

2006: Isle of Man Steam Packet

In 2006 she was chartered to the Isle of Man Steam Packet to provide additional capacity during the Isle of Man TT festival, largely on the Douglas-Heysham route during May and June.[5]

2006-Present: Baleària

Hoverspeed sold the ship in June 2006 and she commenced sailings for Baleària in July, between Palma-Barcelona.[6]

During service with Baleària she has also served on the Algeciras-Ceuta, Algeciras-Tangier, Ibiza-Palma De Mallorca and Ciutadella-Alcúdia routes, the latter of which she serves as of 2025.[6][5][1]

Accidents and incidents

  • On 9 March 1997, collided with Sally Star in Ramsgate harbour, suffering damage to the bow.[6]
  • On 6 January 2002, collided with Northern Merchant in fog off Dover. No one was injured and there was minor damage to both ships.[3]
  • On 12 July 2019, collided with Alcantara Dos in the port at Alcúdia, suffering minor damage.[6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "INCAT HULL 041 / 81m WAVE PIERCING CATAMARAN". Incat. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  2. ↑ "Fleet - Jaume I, II and III". Balearia. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Report on the investigation of the collision between Diamant/Northern Merchant 3 miles SE of Dover on 6 January 2002 Report No 10/2003 (PDF). Marine Accident Investigation Branch. April 2003. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Hull 041 81m Wave Piercing Catamaran Car Passenger Ferry - General Specification" (PDF). Incat. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "HSC Jaume III (ex Seacat Diamant (Incat 041)) - Past and Present". Dover Ferry Photos. Ray Goodfellow and Nigel Thornton. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "HSC INCAT 041". Fakta om Fartyg. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  7. ↑ Birkett, Alison (27 September 1996). "Town Loses Out in Ferries Deal". Dorset Evening Echo. p. 11.
  8. ↑ Murtland, Matthew and, Seville, Richard (2014). Sealink and Beyond. Ramsey, Isle of Man: Ferry Publications.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. ↑ Sharp, Michael (24 September 1996). "UK Ferry Boost to Holyman". The Age. p. C2.
  10. ↑ Breeze, Geoffrey, Cowshill, Miles and, Hendy, John (2001). Sally Line - The Complete Story. Ramsey, Isle of Man: Ferry Publications. ISBN 1-871947-64-2.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  11. ↑ "Many jobs lost as ferries stop". BBC News. 4 November 2005. Retrieved 18 June 2023.