{{Short description|Catamaran launched in 1996}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2025}} {{Infobox ship |section1={{Infobox ship/image |image = MV Jaume III Tanger-Med 040917.jpg |image_caption = ''Jaume III'' }}
|section2={{Infobox ship/career | hide_header = | name =*1996: ''Incat 041'' *1996-1997: ''Holyman Express'' *1997-1998: ''Holyman Diamant'' *1998-2004: ''Diamant'' *2004-2006: ''Seacat Diamant'' *2006 onwards: ''Jaume III'' | operator =*1997-1998: Holyman Sally Ferries *1998-2005: Hoverspeed *2006: Isle of Man Steam Packet *2006 onwards: Baleària | registry = | route = Ciutadella - Alcúdia<ref name="Incat">{{cite web |title=INCAT HULL 041 / 81m WAVE PIERCING CATAMARAN |url=https://incat.com.au/incat-vessels/041/ |website=Incat |access-date=12 December 2025}}</ref> |builder=Incat, Tasmania |yard_number=041 | launched = 24 August 1996 | maiden_voyage = | in_service = | identification ={{IMO Number|9135884}} | fate = | status = In service<ref>{{cite web |title=Fleet - Jaume I, II and III |url=https://www.balearia.com/en/fleet/ferry-jaume-i-ii-iii |website=Balearia |access-date=12 December 2025}}</ref> | notes = }}
|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics | hide_header = | header_caption = | type = | tonnage = {{GT|4,305}} | displacement = | length = 81.15 m (266.2 ft)<ref name="MAIB1">{{cite book |title=Report on the investigation of the collision between Diamant/Northern Merchant 3 miles SE of Dover on 6 January 2002 Report No 10/2003 |date=April 2003 |publisher=Marine Accident Investigation Branch |url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/547c710040f0b602410000f5/diamant-northern-merchant.pdf |access-date=12 December 2025}}</ref> | beam = 26 m (85.3 ft) | draught = 3.00m (9.8 ft) approx in salt water<ref name="Spec">{{cite web |title=Hull 041 81m Wave Piercing Catamaran Car Passenger Ferry - General Specification |url=https://incat.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/hull-041-81m-mini-spec.pdf |website=Incat |access-date=12 December 2025}}</ref> | depth = | decks = | deck_clearance = | ramps = | power = 4x Ruston 20-cylinder 20RK270 MkII High Efficiency Marine Diesel Engines<ref name="DoverFerryPhotos1" /> | propulsion = 4 x Lips LJ135D waterjets<ref name="Spec" /> | speed = 40 knots (46 mph)<ref name="MAIB1" /> | capacity = *650 passengers *180 vehicles<ref name="MAIB1" /> | crew = | notes = }} }}
'''''Jaume III''''' is a high speed catamaran operated by Spanish ferry operator Baleària. She was launched on 24 August 1996.<ref name=faktaomfartyg1>{{cite web|title=HSC INCAT 041|url=https://faktaomfartyg.se/incat_041_1996.htm|publisher=Fakta om Fartyg|access-date=2025-12-09}}</ref>
==Construction== ''Jaume III'' was built in 1996 by Incat in Australia as '''''Incat 041''''', and is one of a series of wave-piercing catamarans to be constructed by the company.<ref name="DoverFerryPhotos1">{{cite web |title=HSC Jaume III (ex Seacat Diamant (Incat 041)) - Past and Present|url=https://www.doverferryphotosforums.co.uk/hsc-seacat-diamant-incat-041-past-and-present/|website=Dover Ferry Photos |publisher=Ray Goodfellow and Nigel Thornton |access-date=12 December 2025}}</ref>
==Service== ===1997-1998: Holyman Sally Ferries=== In September 1996, after a reported nine months of discussions,<ref name="DorsetEcho1">{{cite news |last1=Birkett |first1=Alison |title=Town Loses Out in Ferries Deal |work=Dorset Evening Echo |date=27 September 1996 |page=11}}</ref> and the announcement that Regie voor Maritiem Transport (RMT) services were to cease in 1997;<ref name="SealinkandBeyond">{{cite book |last1=Murtland, Matthew and |first1=Seville, Richard |title=Sealink and Beyond |date=2014 |publisher=Ferry Publications |location=Ramsey, Isle of Man}}</ref> Sally Line announced a new joint venture with Holyman to be known as Holyman Sally Ferries. The joint venture, commencing in March 1997, was to deploy two Incat 81-metre catamarans, on the route to between Ramsgate and Ostend, and was two-thirds owned by Holyman and one-third owned by the Sally parent company, Silja Line.<ref name="TheAge1">{{cite news |last1=Sharp |first1=Michael |title=UK Ferry Boost to Holyman |work=The Age |date=24 September 1996 |page=C2}}</ref>
In October 1996 Incat 041 was sold to Holyman, and renamed ''Holyman Express''. After completion and sea trails she was renamed again as ''Holyman Diamant'' before entry into service on 1 March 1997.<ref name=faktaomfartyg1 /> The Holyman Sally venture was not financially viable and Holyman became partners with Hoverspeed and announced they were moving the service to Dover in March 1998 as Holyman Hoverspeed Ltd.<ref name="CompleteStory">{{cite book |last1=Breeze, Geoffrey, Cowshill, Miles and |first1=Hendy, John |title=Sally Line - The Complete Story |date=2001 |publisher=Ferry Publications |location=Ramsey, Isle of Man |isbn=1-871947-64-2}}</ref>
===1998-2005: Hoverspeed=== The ship was renamed ''Diamant'' prior to entering service for Hoverspeed in March 1998 on the Dover-Ostend route.<ref name="MAIB1" /> She would later operate on the Newhaven-Dieppe route from 2001, before temporarily covering service between Douglas-Liverpool-Dublin in March 2003.<ref name="DoverFerryPhotos1" />
In April 2004 she returned to Dover to operate a high speed route to Calais, before being renamed again to ''Seacat Diamant''.<ref name=faktaomfartyg1 /> She continued to run this route until Hoverspeed ceased operations in November 2005<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/kent/4406224.stm |title=Many jobs lost as ferries stop |work=BBC News |date=4 November 2005 |access-date=2023-06-18}}</ref> when she undertook the last sailing on November 7 before heading for a period of layup in Tilbury and Falmouth.<ref name="DoverFerryPhotos1" />
===2006: Isle of Man Steam Packet=== In 2006 she was chartered to the Isle of Man Steam Packet to provide additional capacity during the Isle of Man TT festival, largely on the Douglas-Heysham route during May and June.<ref name="DoverFerryPhotos1" />
===2006-Present: Baleària=== Hoverspeed sold the ship in June 2006 and she commenced sailings for Baleària in July, between Palma-Barcelona.<ref name=faktaomfartyg1 />
During service with Baleària she has also served on the Algeciras-Ceuta, Algeciras-Tangier, Ibiza-Palma De Mallorca and Ciutadella-Alcúdia routes, the latter of which she serves as of 2025.<ref name=faktaomfartyg1 /><ref name="DoverFerryPhotos1" /><ref name="Incat" />
==Accidents and incidents== * On 9 March 1997, collided with ''Sally Star'' in Ramsgate harbour, suffering damage to the bow.<ref name=faktaomfartyg1 /> * On 6 January 2002, collided with ''Northern Merchant'' in fog off Dover. No one was injured and there was minor damage to both ships.<ref name="MAIB1" /> * On 12 July 2019, collided with ''Alcantara Dos'' in the port at Alcúdia, suffering minor damage.<ref name=faktaomfartyg1 />
==See also== *SeaCat *Incat *High-speed craft
==References== {{reflist}}
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