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History
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Uruguay
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Name
| Luciano Federico L
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Owner
| Los Cipreses S.A.
[2]
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Operator
| Buquebus
[2]
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Port of registry
| Montevideo
[2]
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Builder
| Empresa Nacional Bazan
[1]
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Yard number
| 354
[1]
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Laid down
| 1 April 1997
[1]
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Launched
| 4 July 1997
[1]
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Acquired
| 1 October 1997
[1]
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Identification
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Status
| in active service, as of 2012
[update]
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General characteristics
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Type
| Catamaran Car Ferry
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Tonnage
| |
Length
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- 77.32 m (253 ft 8 in)
o/a
- 69.94 m (229 ft 6 in)
p/p
[3]
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Beam
| 19.5 m (64 ft 0 in)
[3]
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Draught
| 2.15 m (7 ft 1 in)
[3]
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Propulsion
| |
Speed
| 58
knots
(107 km/h; 67 mph)
[5]
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Capacity
| 450 passengers and 52 cars
[4]
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Luciano Federico L
is a high-speed B60
catamaran
ferry, which operates between
Buenos Aires
and
Montevideo
, a distance of 110
nautical miles
(200 km; 130 mi).
[6]
The ship is based on the Type 1130 catamaran, designed by AMD Marine Consulting of Sydney, Australia, and has an overall hull length of 77.32m, a beam of 19.5m and a full load draught of 2.15m. The boat was built in 1997 by the Spanish shipbuilder, Navantia. The ship can carry up to 450 passengers and 52 cars.
[6]
The
Luciano Federico L
holds the
Guinness World Record
for the fastest car ferry boat in the world
[7]
with a recorded top speed of 60.3
knots
(111.7 km/h; 69.4 mph) during
sea trials
.
[4]
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