Condor 10 was built in 1992 by Incat in Hobart, Australia as Condor Ten but was renamed Condor 10 shortly after. She entered service with Condor Ferries between Weymouth and the Channel Islands in April 1993 replacing the smaller passenger only Condor 9. With Condor 10, Condor Ferries captured a significant share of the Channel Island passenger market which resulted in the closure and sale of British Channel Island Ferries which operated from Poole in 1994. Condor 10 continued to operate for Condor Ferries until October 1994.
In December of that year she arrived in New Zealand on charter to Tranz Rail for the Interislander service. For this service the ship carried the marketing name The Lynx but her official name remained as Condor 10.[1] After completing her first successful summer season in New Zealand, Condor 10 returned to the Northern Hemisphere to operate for Viking Line under the marketing name of Viking Express 1. This began a pattern of the ship operating under charter in both hemispheres for their respective summer seasons which lasted until 1999.
Condor 10 returned to New Zealand again for the 1995/1996 summer season before heading north once again this time on charter to Stena Line for their Fishguard-Rosslare service. After further service in New Zealand, Condor 10 was expected to return to Condor Ferries in 1997 for a new service between Weymouth and Saint-Malo via Guernsey but Holyman required the ship for its new Holyman Sally service between Ramsgate and Dunkirk. This service was not successful and only lasted until October 1997. After yet another season of operating in New Zealand in late 1997 early 1998 the ship returned to Weymouth where she was laid up until being required by Tranz Rail one final time. After 1999 Condor 10's place on the Lynx service was taken by Condor Vitesse. After her service on the Interislander, she was briefly chartered by TT-Line for service between Devonport and Melbourne after the Spirit of Tasmania was forced to be laid up for repairs due to fuel contamination after which Condor 10 was laid up at the Incat yard in Hobart in 1999.
After years of lay up Condor 10 was refurbished in 2002 for use once again by Condor Ferries, she was delivered to them in Poole where she was prepared for service. She was placed on the Saint-Malo-Channel Islands run replacing Condor 9 once again. Condor's use of the Condor 10 on the St Malo-Channel Islands route and their aggressive marketing and fare structure for the service was one of the reasons for the decline of Emeraude Lines which eventually closed down.
Condor 10 remained on the Saint-Malo-Channel Islands service until September 2010. On wintertime she was laid up in Weymouth, her place taken by one of the larger Condor fastcraft.
In 2010, Condor 10 was replaced by the Condor Rapide.[2] This new ship is similar to the existing ships Condor owns.
In September 2010, Condor 10 was brought back into service to cover the Weymouth/CI routes while Condor Vitesse underwent repairs to two of her four engines.
Once the Condor Vitesse was repaired, Condor 10 was once again retired and remained in Weymouth Port. In September 2011, Condor 10 was sold, and taken by a joint condor and new owner team to Busan in South Korea on a 25-day journey, where she now operates on an internal ferry route under the name Hanil Blue Narae.
^Condor buys larger boat for Jersey to France route BBC News 26 March 2010
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The HSC Condor 10 is a 74m fast catamaran ferry formerly that has operated in England New Zealand Australia and South Korea Condor 10 arriving at Weymouth Pier HistoryNameCondor 10 1993 2011 Hanil Blue Narae 2011 onwards OwnerEnterprise Trading Singapore 1993 2004 Condor Ferries 2004 2011 Hanil Express 2011 onwards OperatorCondor Ferries 1993 1994 Tranz Rail 1994 1995 Viking Line 1995 Tranz Rail 1995 1996 Stena Line 1996 Tranz Rail 1996 1997 Holyman Sally Ferries 1997 Tranz Rail 1997 1999 TT Line Company 1999 Condor Ferries 2002 2011 Hanil Express 2011 onwards Port of registryJeju Cheju KoreaBuilderIncat AustraliaYard number030Launched30 September 1992Completed1993Maiden voyage1 April 1993IdentificationIMO number 9001526StatusIn ServiceGeneral characteristicsTonnage3 240 GT 972 NT 230 DWTLength74 15 m 243 3 ft Beam26 m 85 3 ft Draft2 62 m 8 6 ft Installed power4x 5250bhp Ruston 16RK270 M medium speed diesel enginesPropulsion4x Lips LJ145D waterjetSpeed35 knots 65 km h 40 mph Capacity576 passengers 90 vehiclesCrew24 Contents 1 History 2 Regular Routes 3 Sister ships 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditCondor 10 was built in 1992 by Incat in Hobart Australia as Condor Ten but was renamed Condor 10 shortly after She entered service with Condor Ferries between Weymouth and the Channel Islands in April 1993 replacing the smaller passenger only Condor 9 With Condor 10 Condor Ferries captured a significant share of the Channel Island passenger market which resulted in the closure and sale of British Channel Island Ferries which operated from Poole in 1994 Condor 10 continued to operate for Condor Ferries until October 1994 In December of that year she arrived in New Zealand on charter to Tranz Rail for the Interislander service For this service the ship carried the marketing name The Lynx but her official name remained as Condor 10 1 After completing her first successful summer season in New Zealand Condor 10 returned to the Northern Hemisphere to operate for Viking Line under the marketing name of Viking Express 1 This began a pattern of the ship operating under charter in both hemispheres for their respective summer seasons which lasted until 1999 Condor 10 returned to New Zealand again for the 1995 1996 summer season before heading north once again this time on charter to Stena Line for their Fishguard Rosslare service After further service in New Zealand Condor 10 was expected to return to Condor Ferries in 1997 for a new service between Weymouth and Saint Malo via Guernsey but Holyman required the ship for its new Holyman Sally service between Ramsgate and Dunkirk This service was not successful and only lasted until October 1997 After yet another season of operating in New Zealand in late 1997 early 1998 the ship returned to Weymouth where she was laid up until being required by Tranz Rail one final time After 1999 Condor 10 s place on the Lynx service was taken by Condor Vitesse After her service on the Interislander she was briefly chartered by TT Line for service between Devonport and Melbourne after the Spirit of Tasmania was forced to be laid up for repairs due to fuel contamination after which Condor 10 was laid up at the Incat yard in Hobart in 1999 After years of lay up Condor 10 was refurbished in 2002 for use once again by Condor Ferries she was delivered to them in Poole where she was prepared for service She was placed on the Saint Malo Channel Islands run replacing Condor 9 once again Condor s use of the Condor 10 on the St Malo Channel Islands route and their aggressive marketing and fare structure for the service was one of the reasons for the decline of Emeraude Lines which eventually closed down Condor 10 remained on the Saint Malo Channel Islands service until September 2010 On wintertime she was laid up in Weymouth her place taken by one of the larger Condor fastcraft In 2010 Condor 10 was replaced by the Condor Rapide 2 This new ship is similar to the existing ships Condor owns In September 2010 Condor 10 was brought back into service to cover the Weymouth CI routes while Condor Vitesse underwent repairs to two of her four engines Once the Condor Vitesse was repaired Condor 10 was once again retired and remained in Weymouth Port In September 2011 Condor 10 was sold and taken by a joint condor and new owner team to Busan in South Korea on a 25 day journey where she now operates on an internal ferry route under the name Hanil Blue Narae Regular Routes EditWeymouth Guernsey Jersey Guernsey Weymouth April 1993 October 1994 Wellington Picton December 1994 April 1995 Helsinki Tallinn June September 1995 Wellington Picton November 1995 April 1996 Fishguard Rosslare May October 1996 Wellington Picton December 1996 April 1997 Ramsgate Dunkirk May October 1997 Wellington Picton December 1997 March 1998 December 1998 July 1999 Melbourne Devonport September 1999 Saint Malo Jersey Guernsey March 2002 June 2010Sister ships EditEmeraude France Speedrunner 1 Snaefell Pescara Jet Al Huna I originally Seacat Scotland Mandarin originally Stena Sea Lynx 1 There are also two other 74m hulls built by Incat but show clear differences to the standard 74m design ships above These are Patricia Olivia Modified passenger accommodation and forward windows Atlantic III Has the appearance of an Incat 78m design References Edit Intelligence Railway Gazette International February 1995 page 74 Condor buys larger boat for Jersey to France route BBC News 26 March 2010External links Edit Media related to IMO 9001526 at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HSC Hanil Blue Narae amp oldid 1129986605, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
