The document discusses an HMAS Jervis Bay 86m class catamaran that can carry 569 troops or 15 light armored vehicles. It has a range of 1,500 miles at 45 mph but must offload onto a pier after 1.5 days of travel due to limitations. It uses 125,000 gallons of fuel per hour with a capacity of 4,125,000 gallons, requiring 6 refuelings to travel from San Francisco to Sydney over 6 days if not interdicted. The estimated fuel cost for a one-way trip is $24 million at a bulk rate of $1 per gallon.

1. Shallow-draft sealift: HMAS
Jervis Bay 86m class
catamaran
www.incat.com.au/incat/pdf/86m.pdf
www.c7f.navy.mil/news/2000/09/16.html
Costs $66 million each to be purchased
Can carry 569 troops or 15 light armored vehicles
1,500 miles @ 45 mph INTO sea mines, submarines, naval blockades,
missiles, must offload onto a pier = 1.5 days (33 hours)
Uses 125,000 gallons of fuel PER HOUR, only has 33 hour endurance; Fuel
capacity: 4,125,000 gallons Being
refueled
Must refuel 6 x times (think USS Cole) to get from San Francisco to Sydney, to get
Australia, taking 6 days IF enemy does not interdict. back to
Energy cost: 24,750,000 gallons of fuel Australia
from East
Diesel fuel is $1.60 a gallon retail.... Timor...
http://www.cunninghamreport.com/TCRmember/archives/TCR/2000-TCR/2000-01-31-TCR-V5N5.htm
Assuming the best bulk rate of $1 a gallon, is $24,000,000 for a one-way trip
from SFO to Australia