Global InformationMV Orcadia information
 MV Saturn arriving at Gourock in May 2009
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| History | |
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| Name |
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| Namesake | Saturn; Orcadia; Orion |
| Operator |
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| Port of registry | Glasgow |
| Route |
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| Builder | Ailsa Shipbuilding Company, Troon |
| Yard number | 552 |
| Launched | 30 June 1977 |
| Maiden voyage | 2 February 1978 |
| Identification |
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| Status | Undergoing refurbishment in Perama, Greece |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 851 GRT, 899 GT |
| Length | 69.5 m (228 ft 0 in) |
| Beam | 13.8 m (45 ft 3 in) |
| Draft | 2.45 m (8 ft 1⁄2 in) |
| Depth | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Installed power | 2 × Mirrlees Blackstone 4SCSA 8-cylinder oil engines, 1,000 bhp (750 kW) each |
| Propulsion | 2 Voith Schneider propellors, one at each end of the hull, on the centreline |
| Speed | Approximately 12 kn (22 km/h) |
| Capacity | 531 passengers, 38 cars |
| Crew | 10 |
| Notes | [2] |
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 in Scotland between 1978 and 2011, for the first decade of her career on the Rothesay crossing. Later, she also saw service on the Dunoon and Brodick crossings, as well as on short cruises around the Clyde.
After a lengthy lay-up, she was sold in 2015 to Pentland Ferries, renamed Orcadia, and converted for ferry services work with the renewable energy sector around Orkney and the Pentland Firth. In 2021 she was sold to Creta Cargo Lines, Greece, renamed Orion, and towed to Perama for conversion to increase freight capacity.
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