{{Short description|High-speed catamaran}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox ship |section1={{Infobox ship/image | image = JAUME II.jpg | image_caption = ''Jaume II'' in Fort Lauderdale }}
|section2={{Infobox ship/career | hide_header = | name = * 1996–1997: ''Condor 12'' * 1997–1998: ''Holyman Rapide'' * 1998–2005: ''Rapide'' * 2006–present: ''Jaume II'' | owner = * 1996–1997: Condor Ferries * 1997–1998: Holyman * 1998–2001: Hoverspeed * 2001–2005: Sea Containers * 2005–2006: Hoverspeed * 2006–present: Baleària | operator = * 1996–1997: Condor Ferries * 1997–1998: Holyman * 1998–2001: Hoverspeed * 2001–2005: Sea Containers * 2005–2006: Hoverspeed * 2006–present: Baleària | registry = {{flag|Cyprus}}<ref>[https://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/details/ships/imo:9116113 MarineTraffic.com vessel information for the HSC Jaume II]</ref> | builder = Incat (Tasmania, Australia) | yard_number = 038 | ordered = 1995 | launched = 1996 | completed = 1996 | maiden_voyage = 1996 | in_service = 1996 | identification = {{IMO Number|9116113}} | status = In service | route = Fort Lauderdale – Bimini / Freeport }}
|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics | tonnage = 4,305 GT | length = {{convert|81.15|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} | beam = {{convert|26|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} | draft = {{convert|3.15|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} | power = 4 × 16-cylinder Ruston diesel engines | propulsion = 4 × Lips LJ145D waterjets | speed = {{convert|37|kn|}} | capacity = *654 passengers *155 vehicles }} }}
'''HSC ''Jaume II''''' is a high-speed catamaran built in 1996 by Incat in Tasmania, Australia.
== History == The vessel entered service in 1996 as ''Condor 12''. For her first season, she operated alongside ''Condor 10'' on Condor Ferries Channel Island services. In 1997, the vessel was renamed ''Holyman Rapide'' and operated on the English Channel. When Hoverspeed acquired Holyman, the vessel became known as ''Rapide'' and continued service on Hoverspeed's English Channel routes.
In March 2001, ''Rapide'' was reassigned to Sea Containers Irish Sea services between Liverpool and Dublin, and Liverpool and Douglas.
From March 2002, ''Rapide'' operated between Belfast and Heysham and on routes to/from the Isle of Man until a fire occurred on 21 August 2002 during the 07:00 sailing. The fire, reported in the port engine room at 08:00, forced the vessel to return to Belfast. Passengers were offered alternative arrangements, and the service did not resume.<ref>{{cite news |date=21 August 2002 |title=Investigation after fire on passenger ferry |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1404980/Investigation-after-fire-on-passenger-ferry.html |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=London}}</ref>
''Rapide'' remained laid up in Belfast until repairs were completed by March 2003. With ''Seacat Scotland'' moving to the English Channel in November 2002, the Belfast–Troon route required a vessel, previously served by ''SeaCat Isle of Man''.
On 1 November 2004, ''Rapide'' completed the Belfast–Troon service and occasionally covered Manx routes. She departed Belfast for the final time on 8 November 2004, bound for Sunderland.
In 2005, as ''Seacat Rapide'', she operated between Dover and Calais for Hoverspeed until the company's closure on 7 November 2005. The vessel was subsequently laid up at Tilbury.
In June 2006, ''Rapide'' left the Channel for the Mediterranean, joining the Spanish shipping company Baleària and being renamed ''Jaume II''.
In February 2016, four new main engines were installed at the Astilleros del Guadalquivir shipyard in Seville to reduce fuel consumption and NOx emissions and increase speed. At the same time, the ship's interior areas were upgraded and modernised.<ref>{{cite web |date=10 February 2016 |title=Baleària to repower high speed cat Jaume II |url=http://www.marinelog.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=25058:balearia-to-repower-high-speed-cat-jaume-ii&Itemid=257 |website=MarineLog}}</ref>
{{As of|2019}}, ''Jaume II'' operates as a high-speed ferry between Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Grand Bahama and Bimini in The Bahamas.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fleet |url=https://www.baleariacaribbean.com/wps/portal/balcaribbean/balcaribbean/onboard/travellingbyship/fleet/ |access-date=17 October 2019 |website=Balearia Caribbean}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Routes and Schedules |url=https://www.baleariacaribbean.com/wps/portal/balcaribbean/balcaribbean/plannow/travelwithus/routesandschedules |access-date=17 October 2019 |website=Balearia Caribbean}}</ref>
==See also== * SeaCat * Incat * High-speed craft
==External links== * {{cite web |title=Jaume I, II y III |url=https://www.balearia.com/en/fleet-and-accommodation/jaume-i-ii-iii?lang=en |website=Baleària}} * {{cite web |title=Jaume II |url=https://www.baleariacaribbean.com/en/fleet |website=Baleària Caribbean}}
==References== {{Reflist|2}}
{{Incat catamarans}}
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Category:Ferries of Guernsey Category:Ferries of Jersey Category:Ferries of the United Kingdom Category:Ferries of Spain Category:Ships built by Incat Category:Incat high-speed craft Category:1996 ships