MV Isle of Cumbrae
MV Isle of Cumbrae is a Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited ro-ro car ferry, built in 1976 and operated by Caledonian MacBrayne. For ten years she was at Largs and operated the Loch Fyne crossing from 1999 to 2014. She was replaced by the MV Lochinvar in 2014, a new diesel-electric hybrid ferry capable of holding 23 cars and 150 passengers. She returned to Tarbert in 2016 after MV Lochinvar was moved to the Mallaig - Armadale station. She is now the oldest vessel in the Calmac fleet.
At Tarbert, Loch Fyne, May 2019. | |
| History | |
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| United Kingdom | |
| Name | MV Isle of Cumbrae |
| Namesake | Isle of Cumbrae |
| Owner | Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited |
| Operator | Caledonian MacBrayne |
| Port of registry | Glasgow |
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| Builder | Ailsa Shipbuilding Company, Troon |
| Yard number | 551 |
| Launched | 22 December 1976 |
| In service | 4 April 1977 |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | ro-ro vehicle ferry |
| Tonnage | 169 GT; 72 t DWT |
| Length | 32 m (105 ft 0 in) |
| Beam | 10 m (32 ft 10 in) |
| Draught | 1.4 m (4 ft 7 in) |
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| Propulsion | 2 × Voith Schneider Propellers |
| Speed | 8.5 kn (15.7 km/h) |
| Capacity | 160 passengers and 18 cars |
| Crew | 3 |
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