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MV Loch Riddon at Largs
History
United Kingdom
Name
  • MV Loch Riddon
  • Scottish Gaelic: Loch Raodain [2]
NamesakeLoch Riddon, to the north of Bute
OwnerCaledonian Maritime Assets Limited
OperatorCaledonian MacBrayne
Port of registryGlasgow
RouteLargs–Cumbrae (summer) Relief (winter)
BuilderR.Dunston, Hessle, East Riding of Yorkshire[2]
Yard numberH954
Launched9 April 1986
In service7 November 1986
Identification
  • IMO number: 8519875[1]
  • Callsign: MFNN7
  • MMSI Number: 232003371
Statusin service
General characteristics
Class and typero-ro vehicle ferry
Tonnage
  • 206 GT
  • 65 DWT[3]
Length30.2 m (99 ft 1 in)[2]
Beam10 m (32 ft 10 in)[2]
Draught1.5 m (4 ft 11 in)
Installed power6-cyl Volvo Penta
Propulsion2 × Voith Schneider Propellers
Speed9 kn (17 km/h)
Capacity200 passengers and 12 cars
Crew3

MV Loch Riddon (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Raodain) is a Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited ro-ro car ferry, built in 1986 and operated by Caledonian MacBrayne. After the first eleven years of her life in the Kyles of Bute, she served at Largs between 1997 and 2013. After a short spell as the Lismore vessel she returned to Largs in June 2014.

  1. ^ "Loch Riddon". Shipspotting. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d "MV Loch Riddon". 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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