The Villum Clausen is a fast passenger ferry which was built in 2000 by Austal Ships, Perth

Perth, Western Australia

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, Australia

Australia

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. It is currently in active service between Rønne

Rønne

Rønne is the largest town on the Danish island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea. It has a population of 13,904 . Once a municipality in its own right, it is now the administrative centre of the Bornholm municipality....

 (Bornholm

Bornholm

Bornholm is a Danish island in the Baltic Sea located to the east of the rest of Denmark, the south of Sweden, and the north of Poland. The main industries on the island include fishing, arts and crafts like glass making and pottery using locally worked clay, and dairy farming. Tourism is...

 in Denmark

Denmark

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) and Ystad

Ystad

Ystad is a "locality", or town, and the seat of Ystad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden, with 17,286 inhabitants .Settlement dates back to the 11th century and the town has become a busy ferryport, local administrative centre and tourist attraction...

 in Sweden

Sweden

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In the year 2000 it broke the world record of the fastest ferry.

HSC Villum Clausen is called after Villum Clausen (1630-1679).

Fastest ferry in the world

On the way from the shipyard of Austal Ships in Australia

Australia

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 to Rønne

Rønne

Rønne is the largest town on the Danish island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea. It has a population of 13,904 . Once a municipality in its own right, it is now the administrative centre of the Bornholm municipality....

 in Denmark

Denmark

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 the ferry had a top speed of 47,7 knots and an average of 43,4 knots, and on 16 and February 17 2000 it had reached 1063 sea miles within 24 hours, hereby setting the world record which was then written in the Guinness Book of Records.

Sister ships

• Adnan Menderes
• Carmen Ernestina
• Jonathan Swift
• Lilia Concepcion
• Tanger Jet II
  Tanger Jet II
  The HSC Tanger Jet II is a 86m fast catamaran ferry operated by Förde Reederei Seetouristik Maroc SARL.-Operator:FRS Maroc SARL.The FRS-service between Morocco and Continental Europe has been initiated back in 2000 on a year-round basis....
  
  
• Turgut Ozal

External links

• Statische en actuele scheepsinformatie op marinetraffic.com
• Website van BornholmerFærgen
• Ferry-site.dk
• Ship-technology.com
• skibsregister.dma.dk (Søfartstyrelsen).
• Austal's press releases