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MV Loch Alainn information


Arriving at Eriskay slipway, September 2020.
History
United Kingdom
NameMV Loch Alainn
NamesakeLochaline, Morvern
OwnerCaledonian Maritime Assets Limited
OperatorCaledonian MacBrayne
Port of registryGlasgow
RouteArdmhor, Barra to Eriskay
BuilderBuckie Shipbuilders Ltd[2]
Cost£ 950,000
Yard number110
Launched4 April 1997
Completed1997
In service19 July 1997
Identification
  • IMO number: 9147722[1]
  • Callsign: MXZG2
  • MMSI number: 232003073
Statusin service
General characteristics
Class and typero-ro vehicle ferry
Tonnage396 GT[3]
Length41.0 m (134 ft 6 in)[2]
Beam13.4 m (44 ft 0 in)[2]
Draft1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Installed powerMachinery: Volvo Penta D13 diesel engines
PropulsionVoith Schneider propulsion units
Speed10 kn (19 km/h)
Capacity150 passengers and 20 cars
Crew4

MV Loch Alainn (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Àlainn) is a Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited ferry built in 1997 and operated by Caledonian MacBrayne. Berthing problems on her intended route at Fishnish meant she began a decade of service at Largs. Since 2007, she has operated across the Sound of Barra.

  1. ^ "Loch Alainn - IMO: 9147722". Shipspotting. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "MV Loch Alainn". CalMac. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference ships was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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