MS Hildasay berthed at Lerwick
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Port of registry | Douglas |
Route | Aberdeen - Kirkwall - Lerwick |
Builder | Astilleros de Huelva, Huelva |
Yard number | 572 |
Launched | 4 April 1999 |
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Length | 122.32 m (401 ft 4 in) |
Beam | 19.80 m (65 ft 0 in) |
Draught | 6.20 m (20 ft 4 in) |
Ice class | Ice Class 1A |
Installed power | 2 x Wärtsilä 9R32 diesel engines, 7,400 kilowatts (9,900 hp) |
Speed | 17 knots (31 km/h) |
Capacity | 12 passengers, 88 trailers |
Hildasay is a 7,606 GT roll-on/roll-off ferry which was built by Astilleros de Huelva, Spain in 1999 as Leili for the Estonian Shipping Company. During a charter to Crowley Maritime she was renamed Port Everglades Express, reverting to Leili when the charter ended. In 2005, she was sold to Greece and renamed RR Shield. In 2008, she was sold to Seatruck Ferries and renamed Shield. In January 2010 she was chartered to NorthLink Ferries and renamed Hildasay.