MV Loch Buie

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"Loch Buie" arriving at Iona - geograph.org.uk - 983803.jpg
MV Loch Buie approaching Iona
History
Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svgUnited Kingdom
Name
  • MV Loch Buie
  • Scottish Gaelic: Loch Buidhe
NamesakeLoch Buie on Mull
OwnerCaledonian Maritime Assets Limited
OperatorCaledonian MacBrayne
Port of registryGlasgow
RouteFionnphort to Iona
BuilderJ W Miller & Sons Ltd, St Monans[3]
Cost£3,750,000
Yard number1045
Launched14 October 1991[2]
Completed1992
In service1 July 1992
Identification
Statusin service
General characteristics
Class and typero-ro vehicle ferry
Tonnage295 GT[4]
Length30.2 m (99 ft 1 in)[3]
Beam10.0 m (32 ft 10 in)[3]
Draft1.6 m (5 ft 3 in)
Installed powerMachinery:
Speed9 kn (17 km/h)
Capacity250 passengers and 9 cars
Crew4

MV Loch Buie (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Buidhe) is a Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited ferry built in 1992. She is operated by Caledonian MacBrayne on the crossing to Iona.

History[]

Launched in 1992, Loch Buie underwent trials on the Forth, and was delivered to the west coast through the Caledonian Canal.[4]

On her first day in service at Fionnphort, she struck the concrete ramp, damaging one of her Voith-Schneider units. Repairs followed on the Clyde and she returned to service in the summer.[4]

Layout[]

Loch Buie's layout is similar to the original "Baby Lochs" of 1986 and 1987.[4] Her car deck can take two lanes of cars, with a passenger lounge on each side. An additional lounge straddles the car deck, towards the bow. This produces a height restriction for vehicles and reduces her suitability for other routes where drive-through operation for high vehicles is required.[4] The additional lounge means her passenger certificate allows up to 250 passengers.

Her stern ramp was extended after a few years, avoiding the risk of passengers getting wet feet, and making it easier for large vehicles to board from the steep slipways.[4]

Service[]

Built for the Iona service, Loch Buie rarely sails on other routes.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Loch Buie- IMO: 9031375". ShipSpotting. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  2. ^ "MV Loch Buie". Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "MV Loch Buie". CalMac. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "Loch Buie". Ships of Calmac. Retrieved 15 January 2021.

External links[]

Media related to Loch Buie (ship, 1992) at Wikimedia Commons

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