HSC Our Lady Patricia was a high speed catamaran ferry which operated between the Isle of Wight and mainland England. She operated on the Wightlink Ryde Pier to Portsmouth route from 1986 to 2006, in conjunction with her sister ship HSC Our Lady Pamela, after which she was sold. She was scrapped at Marchwood in 2006.
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| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HSC Our Lady Patricia |
| Operator | Wightlink |
| Route | Ryde to Portsmouth |
| Builder | Incat, Tasmania, Australia |
| Yard number | 020 |
| Launched | 28 November 1985 |
| In service | 1986 |
| Out of service | 2006 |
| Identification | IMO number: 8507494 |
| Fate | Scrapped 10 December 2006 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 312 gt |
| Length | 29.5 m |
| Beam | 11.8 m |
| Installed power | 2x 1950bhp |
| Propulsion | 2x MTU 16v396 diesels |
| Speed | 28.5 knots (52.8 km/h; 32.8 mph) |
| Capacity | 410 passengers |
| Notes | [1] |
References
edit- ^ "HSC Our Lady Patricia". Retrieved 3 February 2008.