HSC WorldChampion Jet
{{Short description|Passenger ferry, built 2000}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
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{{Infobox ship image | Ship image = The catamaran passenger ferry Worldchampion Jet (Seajets) on February 9, 2020.jpg | Ship caption = Worldchampion Jet on February 9, 2020. }} {{Infobox ship career | Hide header = | Ship name = * Villum Clausen (2000-2017)
| Ship owner = * BornholmerFærgen (2000-2017)
| Ship operator = | Ship registry = {{flagicon|Cyprus}} Cyprus | Ship route = Piraeus-Syros-Mykonos-Naxos-Ios-Thira | Ship ordered = 1999 | Ship builder = Austal, Perth, Australia | Ship yard number = 96 | Ship original cost = | Ship way number = | Ship laid down = April 2000 | Ship launched = February 16, 2001[http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/nl/shipdetails.aspx?mmsi=219653000 Marinetraffic.com] | Ship completed = March 2001 | Ship christened = | Ship acquired = | Ship maiden voyage = May 18, 2001 | Ship in service = June 22, 2001 | Ship out of service = | Ship identification = *Callsign: OYVY (OYVY2 per 2005)
| Ship fate = | Ship status = In service | Ship notes = }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Header caption = [http://www.austal.com/en/products-and-services/commercial-products/ferries-vehicle-passenger/villum-clausen.aspx Skibets detailer] | Ship class = High-speed craft (HSC) | Ship tonnage = *{{GT|6,402}}
| Ship displacement = 485 tons | Ship length = {{convert|84|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship beam = {{convert|25|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship height = | Ship draught = | Ship draft = | Ship depth = {{convert|4|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship decks = 4 (2 car decks / 2 passenger decks | Ship deck clearance = | Ship ramps = 1 | Ship ice class = | Ship sail plan = | Ship power = Two General Electric LM2500 gas turbines | Ship propulsion = Four Rolls-Royce Kamewa 112 SII waterjets | Ship speed = {{convert|47.7|kn}}[http://www.austal.com/news/villum-clausen-breaks-world-distance-record 'Austal (Ship builder corporate news)'] | Ship capacity = *1,055 passengers
| Ship crew = 30 | Ship notes = }} |
Worldchampion Jet (former Villum Clausen) is a fast passenger ferry built in 2000 by Austal, Perth, Australia. Until 31 August 2018, it was in active service between Rønne (Bornholm in Denmark) and Ystad in Sweden. On 19 December 2017, HSC Villum Clausen was sold to the Greek based Ferry Company Seajets. Starting from the summer of 2019, it was renamed WorldChampion Jet and started sailing between Piraeus and Cyclades.
File:Bornholmerfærgen route map.svg
HSC Villum Clausen was named after the 17th century Danish freedom fighter {{ill|Villum Clausen (1630)|da|Villum Clausen|lt=Villum Clausen}}. In 2000, the ship broke the world record for the longest distance travelled by a commercial passenger vessel in 24 hours.
Routes
During 2025 season, Worldchampion Jet operates daily from Piraeus to the Cyclades and Heraklion:
Piraeus - Syros - Tinos - Mykonos - Paros - Naxos - Santorini - Heraklion.
On the day after, the ship does the return trip. The Champions League Jet 1 does the same trips but mirrored to the Worldchampion Jet.
Fastest ferry in the world
On the way from the shipyard of Austral's shipyard in Henderson, Western Australia to Rønne, Denmark, the ferry had a top speed of {{convert|47.7|kn}} and an average of {{convert|43.4|kn}}, and on February 16 and 17, 2000 it had reached 1063 sea miles within 24 hours, thereby setting the world record which was then recorded{{cn|date=January 2025}} in the Guinness World Records. The record lasted for 13 years until the HSC Francisco broke it in 2013, a 99 metre ferry with a top speed of 58 knots. The HSC Francisco operates between Buenos Aires and Montevideo.
Sister ships
- {{ship||Adnan Menderes|ship|2}}
- {{ship||Carmen Ernestina|ship|2}}
- {{ship||Jonathan Swift|ship|2}}
- {{ship||Lilia Concepcion|ship|2}}
- {{ship||Tanger Jet II}}
- Thunder
See also
- {{sclass2|Auto Express 86|ferry|1}}
- {{ship||Leonora Christina|ship|2}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/nl/shipdetails.aspx?mmsi=219653000&header=true Statische en actuele scheepsinformatie] op marinetraffic.com
- [https://archive.today/20130106094620/http://www.xn--bornholmerfrgen-7lb.dk/ Website van BornholmerFærgen]
- [http://www.ferry-site.dk/ferry.php?id=9216250&lang=en Ferry-site.dk]
- [http://www.ship-technology.com/projects/villum/ Ship-technology.com]
- [http://skibsregister.dma.dk/Main.asp?CSR=8136857&SID=5525650&VID=28048&A=1&D=1 skibsregister.dma.dk] (Søfartstyrelsen).
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110927143846/http://www.austal.com/en/search.aspx?IndexCatalogue=Content_IDX&SearchQuery=Villum+Clausen Austal's press releases]
Gallery
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File:Villum Clausen 3, Ystad.jpg|Villum Clausen in Ystad
File:Auto express 86 01.JPG|Villum Clausen in Rønne
File:Bornholmstrafiken, Ystad.jpg|Terminal of BornholmerFærgen in Ystad.
File:Villum Clausen IMO 9216250 & Leonora Christina IMO 9557848.JPG|Villum Clausen and Leonora Christina for the first time in the harbour of Rønne.
File:Rønne Havn med Villum Claussen.jpg|Villum Clausen
Photo: BornholmerFærgen
File:BornholmerFærgen - Villum Clausen.jpg|Villum Clausen
Photo: BornholmerFærgen
File:BornholmerFærgen - Villum Clausen close to Rønne Havn.jpg|Villum Clausen
Photo: BornholmerFærgen
File:Ship Villum Clausen 2011.JPG|Villum Clausen
{{Seajets}}
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Category:Water transport in Denmark