MV Eigg

	MV Eigg loading at Achnacriosh, Lismore
History
United Kingdom & Ireland
Name	MV Eigg; Scottish Gaelic: Eilean Eige;
Namesake	Eigg
Owner	Clare Island Ferry Co.
Operator	1974–2018: Caledonian MacBrayne; 2018: Clare Island Ferry Co.;
Port of registry	Glasgow
Route	Roonagh–Clare Island
Builder	James Lamont & Co, Port Glasgow; Engines by: English Electric Diesels; Re-engined at Timbacraft, Shandon;
Yard number	423
Launched	12 December 1974
In service	25 February 1975
Out of service	April 2018 (CalMac)
Identification	IMO number: 7340411; Callsign: 2GFZ; MMSI number: 232003365;
Status	in service
General characteristics
Type	Landing craft
Tonnage	69 GT
Length	22.5 m (73 ft 10 in)
Beam	6.4 m (21 ft 0 in)
Draught	1.4 m (4 ft 7 in)
Installed power	(originally) Twin diesel 2 × M6cy 150 bhp (110 kW) each; (currently) 2 × Scania D9 93M35 9 litre turbocharged 6 cyl diesels each rated at 257 hp (192 kW) at 1900 rpm.;
Propulsion	Twin screw
Speed	8 kn (15 km/h)
Capacity	5 cars and 75 passengers
Crew	3

MV Eigg is a landing craft car ferry built for Caledonian MacBrayne in 1974. She was owned by Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited and operated mostly on the Oban to Lismore route from 1976 until 2013. She was the oldest vessel in the CalMac fleet at her retirement in April 2018. As of June 2018, she is based at Clare Island in County Mayo.

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