MV Hebridean Isles

	Departing Port Askaig for Kennacraig, August 2021
History
United Kingdom
Name	MV Hebridean Isles
Owner	Caledonian Maritime Assets
Operator	Caledonian MacBrayne
Route	Kennacraig–Islay
Builder	Cochrane Shipbuilders, Selby
Yard number	130
Launched	4 July 1985; by Katharine, Duchess of Kent;
Maiden voyage	5 December 1985
Identification	IMO number: 8404812; MMSI Number: 232000420; Callsign: GFMJ;
Status	in service
General characteristics
Tonnage	3,040 Gross Tonnage; 912 Net Tonnage; 574 Deadweight;
Length	85.15 m (279 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Beam	15.80 m (51 ft 10 in) (Design) 16.31 m (53 ft 6 in) (Overall)
Draught	3.11 m (10 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Depth	5.00 m (16 ft 5 in)
Propulsion	2x Controllable Pitch Propellors; 1x Bow Thruster;
Speed	15 kn (28 km/h) (service); Consumption at Service Speed: 580 Litres per hour;
Capacity	507 passengers; 68 cars (as built); 52 cars (as of 2022); 60 cars (according to CMAL); 7 trucks;
Crew	24; 28 (In Islay Service);
Notes

MV Hebridean Isles is a ro-ro vehicle ferry operated by Caledonian MacBrayne on the west coast of Scotland. She was the first MacBrayne vessel to be ordered and built for them outside Scotland and the first to be launched sideways. With bow, stern and side ramps, Hebridean Isles is suitable for all the routes served by the large fleet units. After 15 years crossing the Little Minch on the Uig triangle, she now serves Islay and Colonsay.

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