Record and Firsts
During her career the Finnjet held numerous records, including the following:
- Largest ferry in the world in terms of gross register tonnage, number of passengers carried and number of passenger berths (1977–1981).
- Longest ferry in the world (1977–2001).
- Fastest conventional ferry in the world (1999–2009). Finnjet's speed record of 33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph) remains unbroken as of February 2009.
- First and only gas turbine powered ferry in the world (1977–1996).
- First ferry in the world with a Lego model of it commercially available (1977).
- Only civilian ship in the world with a CODLAG-propulsion system (1994–2000).
- First civilian ship in the world with Electronic Chart Display and Information System (1994).
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