MV Loch Ranza
MV Loch Ranza (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Raonasa) is a Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited ro-ro car ferry, operated by Caledonian MacBrayne, serving the island of Gigha.
 MV Loch Ranza approaching Ardminish | |
| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name | MV Loch Ranza |
| Namesake | Lochranza |
| Owner | Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited |
| Operator | Caledonian MacBrayne |
| Port of registry | Glasgow |
| Route | Tayinloan–Gigha |
| Builder | R. Dunston, Hessle, East Riding of Yorkshire[1] |
| Yard number | H955 |
| Launched | 17 December 1986[2] |
| In service | 16 April 1987 |
| Identification |
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| Status | in service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | ro-ro vehicle ferry |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 30.2 m (99 ft 1 in)[1] |
| Beam | 10 m (32 ft 10 in)[1] |
| Draught | 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) |
| Installed power | 6-cyl Volvo Penta |
| Propulsion | 2 × Voith Schneider Propellers |
| Speed | 9 kn (17 km/h) |
| Capacity | 200 passengers and 12 cars |
| Crew | 3 |
History
MV Loch Ranza was the last of four drive-through ferries built in the 1980s by Dunston's of Hessle, to cope with increasing traffic on CalMac's smaller routes.[4]
Layout
The four vessels were based on the design of MV Isle of Cumbrae.[4] They had a second passenger lounge, on the port side, reducing the capacity of the car deck.[4]
Service
MV Loch Ranza replaced MV Rhum on the Lochranza–Claonaig crossing in April 1987. After only 5 years, she was replaced by the larger MV Loch Tarbert. Loch Ranza moved to the Tayinloan–Gigha crossing in July 1992, where she has remained since.[4]
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References
- "MV Loch Ranza". CalMac. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- "MV Loch Ranza". Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- "Loch Ranza - IMO 8519887". Shipspotting. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- "Loch Ranza". Ships of Calmac. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
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