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HSC Our Lady Pamela

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History
United Kingdom
NameHSC Our Lady Pamela
OperatorWightlink
RouteRyde to Portsmouth
BuilderIncat, Tasmania, Australia
Yard number021
Launched14 June 1986
In service1986
Out of service2008
IdentificationIMO number8508931
FateScrapped April 2010
General characteristics
Tonnage312 gt
Length29.5 m
Beam11.8 m
Draught2.20m
Installed power2x 1950bhp
Propulsion2x 16-cyl MTU 16V396 diesels
Speed29.4 knots (54.4 km/h; 33.8 mph)
Capacity395 passengers
Crew4-5
Notes[1]

HSC Our Lady Pamela was a high-speed catamaran ferry which operated between the Isle of Wight and mainland England. She had operated on the Wightlink Ryde Pier to Portsmouth route since 1986 under Sealink along with her now scrapped sister ship HSC Our Lady Patricia. Both ships were named after the daughters of Lord Mountbatten, who had been the Governor of the Isle of Wight.

In March 2009, it was announced that Wightlink would be replacing its FastCat catamarans with two new vessels, Wight Ryder I and Wight Ryder II.[2] Our Lady Pamela was, however, taken out of service earlier than the two other vessels, FastCat Ryde and FastCat Shanklin. This was partly due to an engine fire causing significant damage.

She was scrapped at Esbjerg in April 2010.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "HSC Our Lady Patricia". Retrieved 3 February 2008.
  2. ^ "Wightlink catamaran launched". Isle of Wight County Press. Retrieved 29 May 2009.
  3. ^ "Our Lady Pamela (8508931)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 8 March 2020.