The SSTH Ocean Arrow is a SSTH car ferry. Prof. Hideaki MIYATA at Tokyo University developed the Super Slender Twin Hull (SSTH) as a joint work with IHI, which is a high speed catamaran hulled boat.

Specifications

• Length (o.a.) 72.09 m
• Gross tonnage 1,687 T (JG)
• Maximum Trial Speed 31.3 knots
• Service Speed 30.0 knots (55.56 km/h)
• Cruising Range 950 sea miles (1759.4 km)

External links

• SSTH OCEAN ARROW htm (http://kumamotoferry.co.jp/06english/)
• SSTH OCEAN ARROW pdf -1 (http://www.ihi.co.jp/ihimu/images/seihin/pl11_1.pdf),-2 (http://www.ihi.co.jp/ihimu/images/seihin/pl11_2.pdf)
• Performance of SSTH-70 after Delivery and Future of SSTH (http://www.nmri.go.jp/main/cooperation/ujnr/24ujnr_paper_jpn/itabashi.pdf)

fr:SSTH 70 ja:超細長双胴船 Ocean Arrow