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Herston Lass


Herston Lass

Herston Lass up on the slipway at Buckie Shipyard, Scotland, 20th June 2011.

Information courtesy of Blyth Bridges Marine Consultants Limited @ http://www.blythbrid..._monohulls.html

Fast round bilge monohull “Herston Lass” built for Elf Petroleum.

The vessel is designed to carry 100 passengers at 20 knots to MCA Class IV, V & VI requirements. The hull is built in steel with an aluminium superstructure. With more powerful engines the design is capable of speeds up to 25 knots.

The hull is designed to provide excellent sea-keeping in adverse conditions and has been operating in the Orkney Islands for the last 10 years.

Length overall        21 m
Beam                    6.35 m
Draft                     2.0 m
Displacement        70 tonnes
Installed power     2 x 700 kW
Speed                  21 knots



    takes workers to Flotta oil terminal , they also have a fast cat but prefer this one in bad weather :cheers: