THE HOLYHEAD FERRY 1.

Dick,

'Holyhead ferry 1' was her name. A fairly handsome looking vessel.

Jonty

Is that an afterbridge on her.

Dick,

It is - she used to run in stern first to the ferry terminal on Salt Island.

OD

hey dick its a bit like a tram do you get it ? terry music man

I'd forgotten waht a beautiful looking thing she was.

Aye, and her sister survives, just, decaying at Hartlepool.

The HF1 had a ridiculously short life, being sold for scrap in 1981, just 16 years old. Reason? Thirsty turbines and also the fact that she really was quite outdated when built. She should be compared with Thoresen's Viking I and Viking II, which came out in 1964, one year before her. Those ships were diesel powered, had bridge control and offered drive through loading.