MV Loch Ranza
![]() MV Loch Ranza approaching Ardminish
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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[3] |
Yard number | H955 |
Launched | 17 December 1986[2] |
In service | 16 April 1987 |
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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)[3] |
Beam | 10 m (32 ft 10 in)[3] |
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 |
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.
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[]
- ^ "Loch Ranza - IMO 8519887". Shipspotting. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- ^ "MV Loch Ranza". Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ^ a b c "MV Loch Ranza". CalMac. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- ^ a b c d e "Loch Ranza". Ships of Calmac. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
Categories:
- Caledonian MacBrayne
- 1987 ships
- Ships built on the Humber