HSC HSS Discovery

	Stena Discovery laid up in Curaçao
History
Name	1997–2009: Stena Discovery; 2009 onwards: HSS 'Discovery;
Operator	1997–2009: Stena Line; 2009 onwards: Albamar Shipping Company;
Port of registry	1997–2009: Hook of Holland The Netherlands; 2009-2011: Nassau Bahamas; 2011-2015: Puerto la Cruz Venezuela; 2015: Tanzania;
Builder	Finnyards, Finland
Cost	£65,000,000
Yard number	406
Launched	14 December 1996
In service	April 1997
Identification	IMO number: 9107590
Fate	Scrapped in Aliağa, Turkey in 2015
General characteristics
Class and type	HSS 1500
Developed by:	Stena Rederi AB
Tonnage	19,638 GT
Length	126.6 m (415 ft 4 in)
Beam	40.0 m (131 ft 3 in)
Draught	4.8 m (15 ft 9 in)
Installed power	COGAG Turbines:; 2× GE LM2500; 2× GE LM1600;
Propulsion	4× Kamewa Type S waterjets
Speed	40 knots
Capacity	1,500 passengers; 375 cars; 800 lane metres;

HSS Discovery was a high-speed ferry owned by Albamar Shipping Company. It is a member of the HSS 1500 class of high-speed ferries built for and designed by Stena Line from 1996 onwards. The vessel was previously named Stena Discovery and operated for Stena Line between Harwich International Port in the United Kingdom and Hook of Holland, the Netherlands.

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