In the Port of Barcelona as Clipper Racer in 2009
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History | |
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Owner |
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Operator |
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Port of registry | Douglas |
Route | Aberdeen - Kirkwall - Lerwick |
Ordered | 30 September 1994 |
Builder | Astilleros de Sevilla, Huelva |
Yard number | 569 |
Laid down | 20 October 1995 |
Launched | 13 November 1996 |
Completed | 15 October 1997 |
Identification |
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Status | In service |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Roll-on/roll-off ferry |
Tonnage |
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Length | 122.32 m (401 ft 4 in) ovwerall, 112.20 m (368 ft 1 in) between perpendiculars |
Beam | 19.80 m (65 ft 0 in) |
Draught | 6.21 m (20 ft 4 in) |
Ice class | Class 1A |
Installed power | 2 x Wärtsilä 9R32 diesel engines, 3,700 kilowatts (5,000 hp) each |
Speed | 17 knots (31 km/h) |
Capacity | 1,055 m (1,154 yd) lanes, 63 trailers or 266 TEU |
Helliar is a ferry owned by Caledonian Maritime Assets and operated by NorthLink Ferries. Built by Astilleros de Huelva in Spain in 1997 as Lehola for the Estonian Shipping Company she has served a number of owners and operators as RR Triumph and Triumph before her sale to Clipper Group and being renamed Clipper Racer. In 2011, she was chartered to NorthLink Ferries and renamed Helliar.