Name Good Shepherd IV Route Fair Isle Yard number 1024 Launched February 1986 Displacement 125,600 kg | Owner SIC Ferries Ordered February 1985 Maiden voyage 24 May 1986 Length 18 m Builder McTay Marine | |
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The Good Shepherd IV is a Scottish ferry, connecting Fair Isle to Shetland Mainland. It is owned by SIC Ferries.
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History
The ship, built in Fife, has been in service since 1986 and is operated by the Shetland Islands Council.
The previous ferry on this route, the Good Shepherd III, was a former inshore trawler, owned by the islanders since 1972.
Service
The ferry carries up to 12 passengers and one car.
There are sailings three times a week from Grutness Pier near Sumburgh Head in summer and one per week in winter. There are fortnightly sailings from Lerwick, the capital of Shetland.
References
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