HMS Herald
IMO 7330349
Before joining this vessel — checklist
Work through each item before signing your SEA or travelling to the vessel.
- 1. Verify vessel identity
Confirm the vessel name and IMO number match. HMS Herald (IMO 7330349)
- 2. Check the flag state record
Flag unknown — ask the employer. How to read flag risk · Paris/Tokyo MoU lists
- 3. Check the company
Owner unknown. Owner and manager unknown — ask the employer.
- 4. Review your contract (SEA)
Read your Seafarer Employment Agreement before joining. SEA rights guide · Contract reading checklist
- 5. Check repatriation terms
Confirm repatriation is covered and the conditions are clear. Repatriation rights guide
- 6. Watch for recruitment-fee red flags
You should never pay to get a job at sea. Recruitment fees & scams guide
- 7. Save emergency contacts
Record ITF, flag-state authority, and welfare helpline numbers before departure. Emergency contact planner
Data sources and methodology: /sources
- Type
- hospital ship
- Flag
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- Year built
- 1973
- Builder
- Henry Robb
- GT
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- DWT
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- LOA
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- Beam
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- Draft
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- Class
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- Owner
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- Manager
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Indexed from Wikidata (Q5474655).
Vessel history
For other ships with the same name, see HMS Herald that served with the Royal Navy \[edit&action=edit§ion=1 "Edit section: Design and construction")\ The Hecla\-class were designed as combined hydrographic survey ships, built to merchant ship standards and of similar design to RRS Discovery "RRS Discovery (1962)") . Herald was the fourth ship of the class and was built to an improved design to the three earlier Heclas.[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMSHerald(H138)#…
Source: HMS Herald (H138) · cached via Firecrawl
PSC detention history
No detentions in the last 2 years.
Editorial confidence: how we grade. Data sources and methodology: /sources.