HSC Benchijigua Express
Benchijigua Express leaving Los Cristianos
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| Name: | Benchijigua Express |
| Owner: | Fred Olsen, S.A. |
| Operator: | Fred Olsen Express |
| Port of registry: | Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
| Builder: | Austal Ships Pty. Ltd. / Henderson |
| Yard number: | H260 |
| Laid down: | 11 November 2003 |
| Launched: | 25 September 2004 |
| Christened: | 5 November 2004 |
| Completed: | 12 April 2005 |
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| Status: | In service |
| Notes: | HSC-Passenger B |
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| Tonnage: | 3,504 GT |
| Length: | 126.0 m (413.4 ft) |
| Beam: | 30.4 m (99.7 ft) |
| Draught: | 4.06 m (13.3 ft) |
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| Propulsion: | 3 Jet Type Propellers |
| Speed: | 36 kn (67 km/h; 41 mph) |
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| Crew: | 22 |
Benchijigua Express is a fast ferry, operated by shipping company Fred. Olsen S.A. between the Canary Islands, Tenerife, La Gomera, El Hierro and La Palma in the Atlantic. It was delivered to Olsen in April 2005. At 127 metres (417 ft) long, the Benchijigua Express is the second-longest trimaran in the world, less than a metre shy of the Independence class littoral combat ship, which was based on Benchijigua Express's design. Her body is made of aluminium with a special offshore coating, and is the second-largest vessel with an aluminium hull. The ship's name, derived from the village of Benchijigua on La Gomera where Fred Olsen had property, was previously used twice since 1999.
The Benchijigua Express was built in Henderson, Western Australia by Austal. The vessel is 126.65 metres (415.5 ft) long, 30.4 metres (100 ft) wide, and has a draught of 4 metres (13 ft). She can reach speeds of 42 knots (78 km/h; 48 mph), although her normal service speed is 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph).
The vessel is powered by four diesel engines of MTU Series 8000 (20V 8000 M71L), each with 9,100 kW at 1,150 rpm driven electric generators, housed in two engine rooms. Each of the two diesels in the rear engine-room drive one Kamewa 125 SII steerable waterjet propulsion from Rolls-Royce. The overall performance of both machines at the front engine room is transferred to a Kamewa 180 BII booster waterjet. The electrical energy is generated by four MTU 12V 2000 M40 generator units.
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