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{{Short description|High-speed catamaran ferry}}
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'''Auto Express 86''' is a class of high-speed [[catamaran]] vehicle-passenger [[ferry|ferries]] built by [[Austal]] of [[Australia]].

==Ships==
*''Adnan Menderes'' (1998) - for Istanbul Deniz Otobusleri
*''ex Turgut Ozal / exThunder'' / highspeed3 (1998) - for hellenıc seaways (Greece)
*''Jonathan Swift'' (1999) - for [[Irish Ferries]]
*''Carmen Ernestina'' (1999) - for [[Conferry]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200501101621/https://www.asx.com.au/asx/statistics/displayAnnouncement.do?display=text&issuerId=3968&announcementId=286688&documentDate=1999-06-30&documentNumber=163439 Delivery of 86 Metre Stock Vessel] Austal 30 June 1999</ref>
*''[[HSC WorldChampion Jet|Villum Clausen / WorldChampion Jet]]'' (2000) - for [[Seajets]]
*''Lilia Concepcion'' (2002) - for [[Conferry]]
*''[[HSC Virgen de Coromoto|Spirit of Ontario I]]'' (2004) - for [[Canadian American Transportation Systems]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170218112556/https://www.austal.com/sites/default/files/00-images-philippines/251%20Spirit%20of%20Ontario.pdf Spirit of Ontario] Austal</ref>

==Data==
*Passengers: 800-1040 (400-{{DWT|500|metric|disp=long}})
*Vehicles: 215 cars or 10 buses and 125 cars
*Speed: 40-50 knots

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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060627165008/http://www.austal.com/go/product-information/commercial-products/ferries---vehicle-passenger Auto Express 86] Austal
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20101213043843/http://austal.com/files/delivery/Product-86m-Ferries-Veh-Pass-Spirit.pdf Datasheet] Austal

[[Category:Ferry classes]]
[[Category:Ferries of Australia]]
[[Category:High-speed craft]]
[[Category:Catamarans]]


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