Editing TurboJET (section)

==Fleet==
TurboJET is the world's largest operator of [[Boeing]]'s [[Jetfoil]]s; all used to belong to the former Far East Hydrofoil, which also used PS-30 and FoilCat. The former Turbo Cat used Flying Cat and TriCat.

TurboJET's fleet includes seven major types of vessels (and eight minor vessels), with one of the major types (and two minor types) rented from another company.

===Bought vessels===
*'''FoilCat''': 35m [[length]], 561 [[tonne]]s, 423 passengers [[catamaran]] [[hydrofoil]]. Propelled by [[Pump-jet|waterjet]]s powered by twin [[General Electric]] [[General Electric LM500|LM500]] [[gas turbine]]s. Maximum speed at 50 [[Knot (unit)|knots]]. Built by Kvaerner Fjellstrand of [[Norway]].
*'''Flying Cat''': 40m length, 479 tonnes, 303/406 passengers catamaran. Propelled by waterjets powered by twin [[MTU Friedrichshafen|MTU]] 16V 396 [[diesel engines]], rated at 2000&nbsp;[[kW]] each. Cruising speed at 35 knots. Built by Kvaerner Fjellstrand of Norway for ''Universal MK I'' and ''Universal MK III'', and [[Damen Group|Damen]] Shipyard of the [[Netherlands]] for ''Universal MK V''.
*'''TriCat''': 45m length, 602 tonnes, 328/333 passengers catamaran. Propelled by waterjets powered by twin [[Caterpillar Inc.|Caterpillar]] [[Solar Turbines|Solar]] Taurus gas turbines. Cruising speed at 45 knots, capable of 52 knots when empty. Built by [[FBM Marine]] of the [[United Kingdom]] for ''Universal MK 2001''–''2007'', FBM–Aboitiz Shipyard of the [[Philippines]] for ''Universal MK 2008'', and Pequot River Shipworks of the [[USA]] for ''Universal MK 2009''–''2010''. (Note: ''Universal MK 2001''–''2005'' are installed with 2 shorter chimneys at the back of the vessels, while ''Universal MK 2006''–''2010'' are installed with 2 higher chimneys.)
*'''Jetfoil''': 24.44m length, 267 tonnes, 190/243 passengers [[monohull]] hydrofoil. Propelled by waterjets powered by twin [[Rolls-Royce]] [[Allison Engine Company|Allison]] [[Allison T56|501KF]] gas turbines. Maximum speed at 45 knots. Built by the Boeing Company of the USA.
*'''PS-30''': 27.8m length, 303 tonnes, 260 passengers Jetfoil-like monohull hydrofoil. Propelled by waterjets powered by twin Rolls-Royce Allison 501KF gas turbines. Maximum speed at 45 knots. Built by [[Shanghai]] Simno Marine Limited under licenses from Boeing. (Note: This vessel is currently inactive as of September 2011.)
*'''Austal 48m''': 47.5m length, 610 tonnes, 414/418 passengers catamaran. Propelled by waterjets powered by quadruple MTU 16V 4000 diesel engines, rated at 2320&nbsp;kW each. Cruising speed at 43.5 knots, capable of 49 knots when empty. Built by [[Austal]] Shipyard of [[Australia]].


===Rented vessels (returned in December 2008)===
*'''Wavemaster SuperFast''' '''39m''': 39m length, 300 passengers catamaran. Propelled by waterjets powered by twin MTU 8V 396 diesel engines, rated at 1580&nbsp;kW each. Maximum speed at 36 knots. Built by Wavemaster International Proprietary Limited Company of Australia.
*'''Wavemaster SuperFast''' '''42m''': 42m length, 385 passengers catamaran. Propelled by waterjets powered by twin MTU 16V 396 diesel engines, rated at 1960&nbsp;kW each. Maximum speed at 48 knots. Built by Wavemaster International Proprietary Limited Company of Australia.

===Vessels information===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ '''Active TurboJET Fleet'''
!Name
![[IMO ship identification number|IMO]]
!Type
!Year<br> Built
!Seats
!Builder
!width=250px|&nbsp;Notes&nbsp;
!class="unsortable" width="150px"|Image
|- valign=top
| ''Terceira'' (錫星, 929-115-012)
| 7910008
| Jetfoil
| 1979
| 190
| Boeing Company
| 2nd Premier Jetfoil in service since February 2010; repainted in modern livery in 2015
| [[File:TurboJET - Terceira - 7958.jpg|200px|Terceira]]
|- valign=top
| ''Horta'' (海皇星, 929-115-016)
| 7923251
| Jetfoil
| 1980
| 243
| Boeing Company
| 3rd Premier Jetfoil in service since July 2012
| [[File:20081113-TurboJET Horta.jpg|200px|Horta]]
|- valign=top
| ''Lilau'' (帝皇星, 929-115-014)
| 8332332
| Jetfoil
| 1979
| 243
| Boeing Company
|Formerly served the [[Royal Navy]] as [[HMS Speedy (P296)|HMS ''Speedy'' (P296)]]
| [[File:TurboJET-929-115-014-Lilau.jpg|200px|Lilau]]
|- valign=top
| ''Funchal'' (天皇星, 929-115-013)
| 7923249
| Jetfoil
| 1979
| 190
| Boeing Company
| 1st Premier Jetfoil in service since March 2009
| 
|- valign=top
| ''Taipa'' (帝后星, 929-115-021)
| 8127701
| Jetfoil
| 1981
| 243
| Boeing Company
| 4th Premier Jetfoil in service since February 2013
|
|- valign=top
| ''Cacilhas'' (幸運星, 929-115-018)
| 8019564
| Jetfoil
| 1981
| 243
| Boeing Company
| Premier Jetfoil
| [[File:TurboJet hydrofoil Cacilhas in Hong Kong harbor.jpg|200px|Cacilhas]]
|- valign=top
| ''São Jorge'' (銀星, 929-100-006)
| 7933165
| Jetfoil
| 1976
| 243
| Boeing Company
| Premier Jetfoil since late 2014
| [[File:20170709-TurboJET SaoJorge.jpg|200px|São Jorge]]
|- valign=top
| ''Santa Maria'' (金星, 929-100-005)
| 7523910
| Jetfoil
| 1975
| 243
| Boeing Company
|
| [[File:20170709-TurboJET SantaMaria.jpg|200px|Santa Maria]]
|- valign=top
| ''Urzela'' (鐵星, 929-100-007)
| 7932898
| Jetfoil
| 1976
| 243
| Boeing Company
|
| [[File:20091105-TurboJET Urzela.jpg|200px|Urzela]]

|- valign=top
| ''Penha'' (祥星)
| 9101778
| FoilCat
| 1995
| 419
| Kvaerner Fjellstrand Shipyard
|Upgraded to Premier Status
| [[File:20170709-TurboJET Penha.jpg|200px|Penha]]
|- valign=top
| ''Barca'' (日星)
| 9101780
| FoilCat
| 1995
| 419
| Kvaerner Fjellstrand Shipyard
| Upgraded to Premier Status
| [[File:20091109-TurboJET Barca.jpg|200px|Barca]]
|- valign=top
| ''Universal MK I'' (宇航壹號)
| 9060376
| Flying Cat
| 1992
| 303
| Kvaerner Fjellstrand Shipyard
|
| [[File:20090225-TurboJET Universal MK 1.jpg|200px|Universal MK I]]
|- valign=top
| ''Universal MK III'' (宇航叄號)
| 9060390
| Flying Cat
| 1993
| 303
| Kvaerner Fjellstrand Shipyard
|
| [[File:TurboJET Universal MK III.jpg|200px|Universal MK III]]
|- valign=top
| ''Universal MK V'' (宇航五號)
| 9236872
| Flying Cat
| 2000
| 406
| [[Damen Group|Damen]] Shipyard
| Originally purchased by [[New World First Ferry (Macau)|First Ferry (Macau)]] as ''New Ferry V''
| [[File:UNIVERSAL MK V.jpg|200px|Universal MK V]]
|- valign=top
| ''Universal MK 2001'' (宇航2001)
| 9087556
| TriCat
| 1994
| 333
| FBM Marine Limited
|
| [[File:20081113-TurboJET Universal MK 2001.jpg|200px|Universal MK 2001]]
|- valign=top
| ''Universal MK 2002'' (宇航2002)
| 9087568
| TriCat
| 1995
| 333
| FBM Marine Limited
|
| [[File:TurboJET - Universal MK 2002.JPG|200px|Universal MK 2002]]
|- valign=top
| ''Universal MK 2003'' (宇航2003)
| 9087570
| TriCat
| 1995
| 333
| FBM Marine Limited
| Vessel involved in collision with fishing vessel near Lung Sou Gok in August 2016<ref>{{cite web |last=Yeung |first=Raymond |date=2016-08-28 |title=One hurt and hundreds left stranded in high-speed ferry crash off Hong Kong's Lantau Island |url=http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/2010035/high-speed-ferry-collision-strands-hundreds-hong |access-date=2023-05-27 |website=[[South China Morning Post]]}}</ref>
| [[File:TurboJET - Universal MK 2003 - 5075.jpg|200px|Universal MK 2003]]
|- valign=top
| ''Universal MK 2004'' (宇航2004)
| 9087582
| TriCat
| 1995
| 333
| FBM Marine Limited
|
| [[File:TurboJET - Universal MK 2004.jpg|200px|Universal MK 2004]]
|- valign=top
| ''Universal MK 2005'' (宇航2005)
| 9087594
| TriCat
| 1996
| 333
| FBM Marine Limited
|
| [[File:MAcau Jetfoil.jpg|200px|Universal MK 2005]]
|- valign=top
| ''Universal MK 2006'' (宇航2006)
| 9139206
| TriCat
| 1996
| 333
| FBM Marine Limited
|
| [[File:TurboJET - Universal MK 2006 - 5064.jpg|200px|Universal MK 2006]]
|- valign=top
| ''Universal MK 2007'' (宇航2007)
| 9139218
| TriCat
| 1996
| 333
| FBM Marine Limited
| 
| [[File:Turbojet newcolor.JPG|200px|Universal MK 2007]]
|- valign=top
| ''Universal MK 2008'' (宇航2008)
| 9139220
| TriCat
| 1997
| 333
| FBM–Aboitiz Shipyard, Philippines
|
| [[File:TurboJET Universal MK 2008 (Hong Kong).jpg|200px|Universal MK 2008]]
|- valign=top
| ''Universal MK 2009'' (宇航2009)
| 9160188
| TriCat
| 1998
| 328
| Pequot River Shipworks, [[New London, CT]], USA
| Second hand (joined in 2005); painted in [[MGM Macau]] livery
| [[File:TurboJET - Universal MK 2009 7217.JPG|200px|Universal MK 2009]]
|- valign=top
| ''Universal MK 2011'' (宇航2011)
| 9444209
| Austal 48m
| 2008
| 418
| Austal Shipyard
| Originally purchased by First Ferry (Macau) as ''New Ferry LXXXVII''; sold to TurboJET before the launch of First Ferry (Macau)
| [[File:20081116-TurboJET Universal MK 2011.jpg|200px|Universal MK 2011]]
|- valign=top
| ''Universal MK 2012'' (宇航2012)
| 9433676
| Austal 48m
| 2008
| 418
| Austal Shipyard
| Originally purchased by First Ferry (Macau) as ''New Ferry LXXXVIII''; sold to TurboJET before the launch of First Ferry (Macau)
| [[File:Turbojet UniversalMark2012.JPG|200px|Universal MK 2012]]
|- valign=top
| ''Universal MK 2013'' (宇航2013)
| 9259525
| Austal 48m
| 2002
| 414
| Austal Shipyard
| Originally purchased by First Ferry (Macau) as ''New Ferry LXXXI''
| [[File:TurboJET Universal MK 2013 (1).JPG|200px|Universal MK 2013]]
|- valign=top
| ''Universal MK 2014'' (宇航2014)
| 9259537
| Austal 48m
| 2002
| 414
| Austal Shipyard
| Originally purchased by First Ferry (Macau) as ''New Ferry LXXXII''
| [[File:UNIVERSAL MK 2014 Hong Kong Island to Macau(Outer Harbour) 24-12-2019.jpg|200px|Universal MK 2014]]
|- valign=top
| ''Universal MK 2015'' (宇航2015)
| 9259549
| Austal 48m
| 2002
| 414
| Austal Shipyard
| Originally purchased by First Ferry (Macau) as ''New Ferry LXXXIII''
| [[File:UNIVERSAL MK 2015 Hong Kong Island to Macau(Outer Harbour) 21-05-2019.jpg|200px|Universal MK 2015]]
|- valign=top
| ''Universal MK 2016'' (宇航2016)
| 9323209
| Austal 48m
| 2004
| 418
| Austal Shipyard
| Originally purchased by First Ferry (Macau) as ''New Ferry LXXXV''
| [[File:Universal MK 2016 Kowloon to Macau(Outer Harbour) 31-05-2016(2).jpg|200px|Universal MK 2016]]
|- valign=top
| ''Universal MK 2017'' (宇航2017)
| 9323211
| Austal 48m
| 2004
| 418
| Austal Shipyard
| Originally purchased by First Ferry (Macau) as ''New Ferry LXXXVI''
| [[File:UNIVERSAL MK 2017 Hong Kong Island to Macau(Outer Harbour) 24-05-2019.jpg|200px|Universal MK 2017]]
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ '''Inactive or former TurboJET Fleet'''
!Name
![[IMO ship identification number|IMO]]
!Type
!Year<br> Built
!Seats
!Builder
!width=250px|&nbsp;Notes&nbsp;
!class="unsortable" width="150px"|Image
|- valign=top
| ''Açores'' (恆星, 929-100-008)
| 7933189
| Jetfoil
| 1977
| 262
| Boeing Company
| Sold to [[South Korea]] in 2004 (renamed as ''Kobee III'')
|
|- valign=top
| ''Guia'' (東星, 929-100-009)
| 7932848
| Jetfoil
| 1977
| 243
| Boeing Company
| Repainted in modern livery; retired in 2018
| [[File:Boeing929-100.jpg|200px|Guia]]
|- valign=top
| ''Corvo'' (火星, 929-100-003)
| 7731555
| Jetfoil
| 1975
| 242
| Boeing Company
| Originally as ''Kamehameha'' for SeaFlite (Pacific Sea Transportation Ltd.) in 1975; sold to South Korea in 2006 (renamed as ''Hijet'')
|- valign=top
| ''Pico'' (土星, 929-100-004)
| 7737391
| Jetfoil
| 1975
| 243
| Boeing Company
| Retired in 2018
| [[File:20170709-TurboJET Pico.jpg|200px|Pico]]
|- valign=top
| ''Madeira'' (木星, 929-100-002)
| 7523881
| Jetfoil
| 1975
| 243
| Boeing Company
| Crashed in November 2013 injuring 87 and has since been retired<ref>{{cite web |last=Lo |first=Clifford |last2=Chan |first2=Thomas |date=2013-11-29 |title=Macau jetfoil passengers tell of 'crash like thunder' that left 87 injured |url=http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1368358/80-people-injured-hong-kong-ferry-accident |access-date=2023-05-27 |website=South China Morning Post}}</ref>
| [[File:20081116-TurboJET Madeira.jpg|200px|Madeira]]
|- valign=top
| ''Flores'' (水星, 929-100-001)
| 7737389
| Jetfoil
| 1975
| 243
| Boeing Company
| Formerly ''Jetfoil One''; currently inactive (possibly retired)
|
|- valign=top
| ''Ponta Delgada'' (銅星, 929-100-008)
| 7932903
| Jetfoil
| 1978
| 242
| Boeing Company
| Sold to South Korea in 2004 (renamed as ''Kobee V'')
|- valign=top
| ''Balsa'' (北星)
| 8878362
| PS-30
| 1994
| 270
| Shanghai Simno Marine Limited
| Scrapped in September 2020
|
|- valign=top
| ''Praia'' (南星)
| 9143960
| PS-30
| 1994
| 242
| Shanghai Simno Marine Limited
| Sold to South Korea in 2002 (renamed as ''Kobee'')
|
|- valign=top
| ''Universal MK IV'' (宇航肆號)
| 9086655
| Flying Cat
| 1994
| 303
| Kvaerner Fjellstrand Shipyard
| Sold to South Korea in August 2011
|
|- valign=top
| ''Universal MK II'' (宇航貳號)
| 9060388
| Flying Cat
| 1993
| 303
| Kvaerner Fjellstrand Shipyard
| Sold to [[Indonesia]] in 2010 (renamed as ''Prima Oasis'')
|
|- valign=top
| ''Universal MK 2010'' (宇航2010)
| 9182538
| TriCat
| 1999
| 328
| Pequot River Shipworks, New London, CT, USA
| Second hand (joined in 2005); currently inactive (parked at [[Tsing Yi]])
| [[File:UNIVERSAL MK 2010.jpg|200px|Universal MK 2010]]
|}