MV Cowal was a hoist-loading vehicle ferry introduced by Caledonian Steam Packet Company in 1954. She spent the whole of her 24 years with Caledonian MacBrayne on the Upper Clyde crossings.
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for the Clyde routes of their names, MV Arran, MV Bute and MVCowal. Built by Ailsa Shipbuilding Company, Cowal was launched at Troon on 20 January 1954...
MVCowes Castle was a car ferry operated by Red Funnel between Southampton and Cowes/East Cowes. Subsequently, sold to Jadrolinija in 1994 for further...
fleet: MV Isle of Arran, MV Hebridean Isles, MV Isle of Mull, MV Lord of the Isles, MV Caledonian Isles, MV Isle of Lewis, MV Clansman, MV Hebrides, MV Finlaggan...
names, Arran, MV Bute and MVCowal. It rapidly became apparent that greater capacity was required in the summer and winter relief. MV Glen Sannox was...
diesel ferry, the MV Medina. Ferries have steadily increased in size to the current Scottish-built Raptor class operated between East Cowes and Town Quay...
others are MV Isle of Lewis, MV Clansman, MV Hebrides, MV Caledonian Isles, MV Isle of Mull, MV Hebridean Isles, MV Isle of Arran and MV Lord of the...
1953 474 HMS Brantingham Minesweeper 4 December 1953 480 MVCowal Ferry 20 January 1954 481 MV Bute Ferry 28 September 1954 483 HMS Elsenham Minesweeper...
8. Arvia also has a few specialty (extra) dining venues including Keel & Cow which is a gastropub, Green & Co which is a fish and plant-based restaurant...
MV Red Kestrel is a freight ferry built by Cammell Laird for Red Funnel for use on its Southampton to East Cowes service. She was launched on 19 February...
MV Isle of Inisheer is a RoPax ferry owned by Irish Continental Group and operated by Irish Ferries. The Inisheer was built in 2000 as the Northern Merchant...
(/duˈnuːn/; Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Omhain [t̪un ˈo.ɪɲ]) is the main town on the Cowal peninsula in the south of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is located on the...
additional support on the route; notably the MV Saturn during the Cowal Gathering in August 2011 and the MV Coruisk in December 2013. The service operates...
into the Cowal Peninsula. The hamlet of Ardtaraig lies at the head of the loch, on the B836 road that provides an east-west route across Cowal between...
the Cowal peninsula is Dunoon. Ardlamont Point on the Ardlamont Peninsula, that extends off of Cowal, is the southern tip of the Ardlamont and Cowal Peninsulas...
1820 the paddle steamer PS Prince of Coburg had begun a service between Cowes and Southampton. The success of the paddle steamers prompted a period of...
Union Jack, which can still be seen today. In January 2015, the car carrier MV Hoegh Osaka bound for Bremerhaven, Germany, ran aground on Bramble Bank after...
MV Hebridean Princess is a cruise ship operated by Hebridean Island Cruises. She started life as the MacBrayne car ferry and Royal Mail Ship, initially...
mail status. Consequently, throughout her career, QE2 was either an SS, or MV or MS. Authorities disagree over whether the ship's namesake is the monarch...
MV Red Jet 4 is a passenger catamaran ferry operated by Red Funnel on their route from Southampton to Cowes on the Isle of Wight, along with sister ships...
MV Orion (formerly MV Saturn and MV Orcadia) is a ro-ro passenger and vehicle ferry. Saturn was operated by Caledonian MacBrayne in the Firth of Clyde...
MV Caledonian Isles, usually referred to locally as the Caley Isles, is one of the largest ships operated by Caledonian MacBrayne (CalMac), which runs...
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