Good Shepherd IV
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 Good Shepherd IV in Fair Isle harbour | |
| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Good Shepherd IV |
| Owner | Shetland Islands Council |
| Operator | SIC Ferries |
| Port of registry | Lerwick |
| Route | Fair Isle |
| Ordered | February 1985 |
| Builder |
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| Yard number | 1024 |
| Launched | February 1986 |
| Maiden voyage | 24 May 1986 |
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| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage |
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| Displacement | 125.6 tonnes |
| Length | 18.3 m (60 ft 0 in) |
| Beam | 5.8 m (19 ft 0 in) |
| Draught | 2.63 m (8 ft 8 in) (max) |
| Depth | 3.168 m (10 ft 4.7 in) |
| Propulsion | 1 × Volvo TMD 121C 6 cyl 12 litre 239kW / 315hp |
| Speed | 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) |
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Good Shepherd IV is a Scottish ferry, connecting Fair Isle to Shetland Mainland. It is owned and operated by SIC Ferries.[1][2]
The ship, built in St Monans, Fife, has been in service since 1986 and is operated by the Shetland Islands Council.
The previous ferry on this route, Good Shepherd III, was a former inshore trawler, owned by the islanders since 1972.[3]
