hsc Express


 INCAT 047
 12th May 1997  Laid Down
 24th April 1998  Launched
 16th May 1998  Delivered to Buquebus SA, Montevideo, Uruguay. Registered Las Palmas, Spain
 25th May 1998  Departed Australia for New York
 6th June 1998  Departed New York for Ceuta via England. Awarded the Blue Ribbon Trophy  following a crossing time of 3 days, 9 hours and 55 minutes with an average speed  of 36.65kts
 20th June 1998  Named hsc Catalonia and entered service between Barcelona and Palma de  Mallorca

 hsc Catalonia
 12th May 1997  Laid Down
 1st October 1998  Entered service between Ceuta and Algeciras via Malaga
 April 2000  Chartered to P&O European Ferries, Nassau, Bahamas and renamed hsc  Portsmouth Express

 hsc Portsmouth Express
 16th April 2000  Entered service between Portsmouth and Cherbourg
 October 2000  Service and charter suspended for Winter
 14th March 2001  Chartered to P&O European Ferries, Nassau, Bahamas and entered service  between Portsmouth and Cherbourg
 6th November 2001  Service and charter suspended for Winter
 March 2002  Chartered to P&O European Ferries, Nassau, Bahamas and entered service  between Portsmouth and Cherbourg
 1st October 2002  Service and charter suspended for Winter
 1st October 2002  Renamed hsc Catalonia

 hsc Catalonia
 11th April 2003  Marketing name applied "Express" and chartered to P&O European Ferries, Nassau,  Bahamas and entered service between Portsmouth and Cherbourg
 30th September 2003  Service and charter suspended for Winter
 November 2003  Renamed hsc Express

 hsc Express
 April 2004  Marketing name applied "Cherbourg Express" and chartered to P&O European  Ferries, Nassau, Bahamas and entered service between Portsmouth and Cherbourg
 October 2004  Service suspended for winter and laid up at Birkenhead
 March 2005  Charted to P&O Irish Ferries, marketing name dropped
 13th March 2005  Departed Birkenhead for Larne, via Liverpool and Douglas
 16th March 2005  Entered service between Cairnryan and Larne
 2nd June to 23rd June 2005  Operated extra sailings at night on charter to the Isle of Man Steam Packet  between Larne and Douglas
 October 2005  Service suspended for winter
 15th March 2006  Entered service between Cairnryan and Larne
 2nd October 2006  Service suspended for winter
 16th March 2007  Entered service between Cairnryan/Troon and Larne
 29th May 2007 to 11th June 2007  Operated extra sailings at night on charter to the Isle of Man Steam Packet  between Larne and Douglas
 10th October 2007  Service suspended for winter
 15th March 2008  Entered service between Cairnryan/Troon and Larne
 13th October 2008  Service suspended for winter