MS Helliar
In the Port of Barcelona as Clipper Racer (in 2009)
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| Route: | Lerwick- Aberdeen (since 2011) |
| Ordered: | 30 September 1994 |
| Builder: | Astilleros de Sevilla |
| Yard number: | 569 |
| Laid down: | 20 October 1995 |
| Launched: | 13 November 1996 |
| Completed: | 15 October 1997 |
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| Status: | In service |
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| Class and type: | Ro-Ro Ferry |
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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: | Two 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 Clipper Group and operated by Northlink Ferries. Built by Spanish shipyard Astilleros de Huelva in 1997 as Lehola for Estonian Shipping Co Ltd 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, Spain as yard number 569. 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.
She was originally registered with Nippon Kaiji Kyokai, being transferred to Det Norske Veritas on 27 November 2007.
From 1997 to 2005, Lehola was owned by Estonia Shipping Co Ltd. In 2005, she was sold to Elmira Shipping & Trading and renamed RR Triumph. In 2007, she was sold to Clipper Group Ltd and renamed Triumph, being renamed Clipper Racer in 2008. In 2011, she was chartered to Northlink Ferries. On 17 January, she was renamed Helliar at a ceremony in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands.
In late 1997, Lehola was put into service with Estonia Shipping Co Ltd 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 Co Ltd 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.
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