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HSC INCAT 046
HSC ''INCAT 046'' was a wave-piercing catamaran passenger-vehicle ferry. It operated under various marketing names, including ''Devil Cat'', ''The Cat'', ''The Lynx'', and lastly ''The T&T Express''. Vessel characteristics HSC ''INCAT 046'' was a vessel built by InCat Australia in Hobart, Tasmania, in 1997 as hull 046. She was a sister ship to HSC ''Express'' (holder of a Trans-Atlantic speed record), HSC ''Max Mols'' and HSC ''Master Cat'', all of which are Incat91 models. ''INCAT 046'' was constructed from marine-grade aluminium alloys. Each water-borne hull was subdivided into multiple watertight compartments connected by an arched bridging structure with a central forward hull above the smooth water line. Each water-borne hull carried two engines which drove water jets mounted on the transom. Vehicles were stowed in and between both waterborne hulls in a configuration of rising and descending decks which loaded from a single-level transfer bridge at the stern. The ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aluminium
Aluminium (aluminum in American and Canadian English) is a chemical element with the symbol Al and atomic number 13. Aluminium has a density lower than those of other common metals, at approximately one third that of steel. It has a great affinity towards oxygen, and forms a protective layer of oxide on the surface when exposed to air. Aluminium visually resembles silver, both in its color and in its great ability to reflect light. It is soft, non-magnetic and ductile. It has one stable isotope, 27Al; this isotope is very common, making aluminium the twelfth most common element in the Universe. The radioactivity of 26Al is used in radiodating. Chemically, aluminium is a post-transition metal in the boron group; as is common for the group, aluminium forms compounds primarily in the +3 oxidation state. The aluminium cation Al3+ is small and highly charged; as such, it is polarizing, and bonds aluminium forms tend towards covalency. The strong affinity tow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
