HSC Champion Jet 3

	Incat 045 in 2022
History
Name	Champion Jet 3 (2023-); Incat 045 (2021-2023); Condor Rapide (2010-2021); Sea Leopard (2009-2010); SpeedOne (2004-2009); Incat 045 (2002-2004); Winner (2001-2002); HMAS Jervis Bay (1999-2001); Incat 045 (1997-1999);
Owner	Seajets (2023-Present); Trasmapi (2021-2023) ; Condor Ferries (2010-2021); Epic Shipping (2009-2010); SpeedFerries (2008-2009); Incat (1997-2008);
Operator	1997-1999: Transport Tasmania; 1999-2001: Royal Australian Navy; 2001-2002: Laid up; 2002-2002: TRIS; 2002-2004: Laid up; 2004-2008: SpeedFerries; 2008-2010: Laid up; 2010-2021: Condor Ferries; 2021-2023: Trasmapi; 2023-Present: Seajets;
Port of registry	Cyprus
Builder	Incat, Tasmania, Australia
Yard number	045
Launched	November 1997
Identification	IMO number: 9161560
General characteristics
Type	High-speed catamaran
Tonnage	5,007 GT
Displacement	1,250 tons
Length	86.62 m (284.2 ft)
Beam	26 m (85 ft)
Draught	3.6 m (12 ft)
Propulsion	4 x 20-cylinder Ruston 20RK270 medium-speed diesels, each 7080kw (9626bhp) at 1030rpm; 4 x Lips pump-jets
Speed	48 knots (89 km/h; 55 mph)
Capacity	900 passengers (later reduced to 670); 200 cars;

HSC Champion Jet 3 is a fast ferry operated by Seajets. Launched in 1997, she was initially chartered out as a civilian ferry, then became the first large catamaran to enter military service when she was commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy as HMAS Jervis Bay (AKR 45) from 1999 to 2001.

In 2002, the catamaran was sent to Europe on charter, operating with Italian company TRIS during that year, before being chartered by SpeedFerries for its Dover to Boulogne-sur-Mer service. Renamed HSC SpeedOne, she operated on this route until she was impounded by French authorities in late 2008, as the company had failed to pay taxes. SpeedFerries was placed into administration shortly after, and the ferry was laid up until 2010, when she was purchased by Condor Ferries and renamed Condor Rapide. She was then sold in 2021 to Trasmapi, a Spanish ferry operator. In August 2023, Greek ferry operator Seajets purchased the vessel, and it will eventually sail to Greece, carrying the name Champion Jet 3.

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