Ferry specification

General

TypeSteel MV
Built1997
Launched1996
Entered service
OwnerCMAL
OperatorSerco NorthLink Ferries

Dimensions

Length122.3m
Breadth19.8m
Draught6.21m
Gross Tonnage7606

Capacity

Passengers12
Cars
Commercial
Unaccompanied trailers88

Technical specification

Built byAstilleros de Huelva, Spain
Engine buildersWärtsilä
Machinery2 x Wärtsilä 9R32 diesel engines, 3,700 kilowatts (5,000 hp) each
Hoist & lifts

Additional details

Speed17 kts
Callsign9HFZ8
RegisteredKirkwall
Gaelic name