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.
Lehola was built by Astilleros de Huelva, Huelva Spain as yard number 569.[1] She was ordered on 30 September 1994 and her keel was laid on 20 October 1995. Lehola was launched on 13 November 1996 and completed on 15 October 1997.[2]
In late 1997, Lehola entered service with the Estonian Shipping Company on the Tallinn – Helsinki – Copenhagen – Arhus route. In August 1998 she was chartered to Czar Peter Line and put into service on the Moerdijk – Kronstadt route. In February 1999 she was chartered to Delom and put into service on the Marseille – Tunis – Sète route. In October 2000, she was returned to Estonia Shipping Company and put into service on the Kiel – Tallinn route until 31 December 2004.
In January 2005, she was chartered to P&O Ferries and entered service on the Zeebrugge – Hull and Rotterdam – Hull routes. On 11 July 2005, Lehola was sold to Elmira Shipping, Piraeus, Greece. She was renamed RR Triumph and reflagged to Malta, her homeport changing from Tallinn to Valletta.[3]
She was then chartered to P&O Ferries and then P&O Irish Sea.[1] In July 2005 she was put into service on the Liverpool – Dublin route. Her charter to P&O Irish Sea ended on 11 February 2007 and she was chartered to Baleària, Spain later that month. On 30 October 2007, RR Triumph was sold to Seatruck Ferries, remaining under the Maltese flag. In December 2007 she was renamed Triumph. From 1 February to 23 March 2008 she was chartered to Condor Ferries and put into service between Portsmouth and the Channel Islands. In April 2008 she was chartered to the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company and put into service on the Heysham – Douglas route.
On 5 June 2008 she was put into service on Seatruck's Liverpool – Dublin route. on 12 July 2008, she was renamed Clipper Racer. In April 2009 she was chartered to Baleària. In May 2010, she was chartered to Italian ferry operator SNAV and put into service on the Naples - Palermo route. On 5 October, a contract was signed for the chartering of Clipper Racer to NorthLink Ferries. On 5 January 2011, she was renamed Helliar.[3]
In 2012 she was again reflagged - this time to the Isle of Man. In April 2012 Helliar was again chartered to the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company to cover the refit of Ben-my-Chree before returning to NorthLink the following month.
Descriptionedit
MV Helliar is 122.32 metres (401 ft 4 in) long. She has a beam of 19.80 metres (65 ft 0 in) and a draught of 6.20 metres (20 ft 4 in). She is powered by two Wärtsilä 9R32 diesel engines which propel her at 17 knots (31 km/h).[1] The engines develop 3,700 kilowatts (5,000 hp) each. She has a GT of 7,606, NT of 2,282 and DWT of 5,758. On board there are 1,055 lane metres of trailer space, giving capacity to carry up to 63 trailers.[6]
^Northern Isles ferries bought by Scottish government BBC News 26 March 2019
^. Tschudi Ship Management. Archived from the original on 10 November 2009. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
External linksedit
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Current position of Helliar
April 15, 2024
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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 In the Port of Barcelona as Clipper Racer in 2009HistoryNameLehola 1997 2005 RR Triumph 2005 07 Triumph 2007 08 Clipper Racer 2008 11 Helliar 2011 OwnerEstonian Shipping Company 1997 2005 Elmira Shipping amp Trading 2005 07 Clipper Group 2007 19 Caledonian Maritime Assets 2019 OperatorEstonian Shipping Company 1997 98 Czar Peter Line 1998 99 Delom 1999 2000 Estonian Shipping Company 2000 02 Scandlines 2002 04 P amp O Ferries 2005 06 P amp O Irish Sea 2006 07 Balearia 2007 08 Condor Ferries 2008 Isle of Man Steam Packet Company 2008 Balearia 2008 Seatruck Ferries 2008 10 SNAV 2010 NorthLink Ferries 2011 Port of registryDouglasRouteAberdeen Kirkwall LerwickOrdered30 September 1994BuilderAstilleros de Sevilla HuelvaYard number569Laid down20 October 1995Launched13 November 1996Completed15 October 1997IdentificationCall sign 2EPP5 IMO number 9119397 MMSI number 235087119 Det Norske Veritas number 19013StatusIn serviceGeneral characteristicsClass and typeRoll on roll off ferryTonnageGross tonnage 7 606 Deadweight tonnage 5 758 Net tonnage 2 282Length122 32 m 401 ft 4 in ovwerall 112 20 m 368 ft 1 in between perpendicularsBeam19 80 m 65 ft 0 in Draught6 21 m 20 ft 4 in Ice classClass 1AInstalled power2 x Wartsila 9R32 diesel engines 3 700 kilowatts 5 000 hp eachSpeed17 knots 31 km h Capacity1 055 m 1 154 yd lanes 63 trailers or 266 TEU Contents 1 History 1 1 Owners 1 2 Service history 2 Description 3 Sister vessels 4 References 5 External linksHistory editLehola was built by Astilleros de Huelva Huelva Spain as yard number 569 1 She was ordered on 30 September 1994 and her keel was laid on 20 October 1995 Lehola was launched on 13 November 1996 and completed on 15 October 1997 2 She was originally registered with Nippon Kaiji Kyokai being transferred to Det Norske Veritas on 27 November 2007 2 Owners edit From 1997 to 2005 Lehola was owned by the Estonian Shipping Company In 2005 she was sold to Elmira Shipping amp Trading and renamed RR Triumph In 2007 she was sold to the Clipper Group and renamed Triumph being renamed Clipper Racer in 2008 1 In 2011 she was chartered to NorthLink Ferries and renamed Helliar at a ceremony in Kirkwall Orkney Islands 3 In 2019 it was purchased by Caledonian Maritime Assets 4 5 Service history edit In late 1997 Lehola entered service with the Estonian Shipping Company on the Tallinn Helsinki Copenhagen Arhus route In August 1998 she was chartered to Czar Peter Line and put into service on the Moerdijk Kronstadt route In February 1999 she was chartered to Delom and put into service on the Marseille Tunis Sete route In October 2000 she was returned to Estonia Shipping Company and put into service on the Kiel Tallinn route until 31 December 2004 In January 2005 she was chartered to P amp O Ferries and entered service on the Zeebrugge Hull and Rotterdam Hull routes On 11 July 2005 Lehola was sold to Elmira Shipping Piraeus Greece She was renamed RR Triumph and reflagged to Malta her homeport changing from Tallinn to Valletta 3 She was then chartered to P amp O Ferries and then P amp O Irish Sea 1 In July 2005 she was put into service on the Liverpool Dublin route Her charter to P amp O Irish Sea ended on 11 February 2007 and she was chartered to Balearia Spain later that month On 30 October 2007 RR Triumph was sold to Seatruck Ferries remaining under the Maltese flag In December 2007 she was renamed Triumph From 1 February to 23 March 2008 she was chartered to Condor Ferries and put into service between Portsmouth and the Channel Islands In April 2008 she was chartered to the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company and put into service on the Heysham Douglas route On 5 June 2008 she was put into service on Seatruck s Liverpool Dublin route on 12 July 2008 she was renamed Clipper Racer In April 2009 she was chartered to Balearia In May 2010 she was chartered to Italian ferry operator SNAV and put into service on the Naples Palermo route On 5 October a contract was signed for the chartering of Clipper Racer to NorthLink Ferries On 5 January 2011 she was renamed Helliar 3 In 2012 she was again reflagged this time to the Isle of Man In April 2012 Helliar was again chartered to the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company to cover the refit of Ben my Chree before returning to NorthLink the following month Description editMV Helliar is 122 32 metres 401 ft 4 in long She has a beam of 19 80 metres 65 ft 0 in and a draught of 6 20 metres 20 ft 4 in She is powered by two Wartsila 9R32 diesel engines which propel her at 17 knots 31 km h 1 The engines develop 3 700 kilowatts 5 000 hp each She has a GT of 7 606 NT of 2 282 and DWT of 5 758 On board there are 1 055 lane metres of trailer space giving capacity to carry up to 63 trailers 6 Sister vessels editArrow built as Varbola Clipper Ranger built as Lembitu Hildasay built as Leili References edit a b c d M F Clipper Racer The Ferry Site Retrieved 24 October 2009 a b MS Helliar 19013 Vessel Register for DNV DNV Retrieved 24 October 2009 a b c M S LEHOLA in Swedish Fakta om Fartyg Retrieved 9 February 2011 Government Purchase Ships Monthly January 2019 page 6 Northern Isles ferries bought by Scottish government BBC News 26 March 2019 Clipper Racer Tschudi Ship Management Archived from the original on 10 November 2009 Retrieved 24 October 2009 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to IMO 9119397 Current position of Helliar Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title MS Helliar amp oldid 1166099348, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
