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History Hovercraft Timeline 6 - Timeline Help
History hovercraft timeline 6 of 8 from 1981 to 1984 at Timeline Help.
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The Seacat and SuperSeaCat operate between Dover and Calais.
January The Princess Margaret is damaged after hitting the Prince of Wales Pier in Dover. October Hoverlloyd and Seaspeed merge and form Hoverspeed. October - March 82 Hoverspeed daily services from Dover to Calais and Boulogne.
August The SR-N4 Swift strands near the coast of Calais and the passengers and cars were picked up by the SR-N4 Sure. The Ramsgate Hoverport becomes the major Hoverspeed maintenance base. Test Channel fligts of the modificated French N500 Naviplane.
The N500 Naviplane Ingénieur Jean Bertin Naviplane N500-02 is handed over to the Hoverspeed company. Naviplane N500-02 makes summer trips. July Hoverspeed returns the Naviplane N500-02 to SNCF due to technical problems.
25th Anniversary of the first Channel crossing.
The U.S. Navy starts using the LSD 41 class air cushioned landing craft or LCAC.
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