MV Raasay

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History
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NameMV Raasay
NamesakeIsland of Raasay
OwnerCaledonian Maritime Assets
Builder
Yard number425[3]
Launched23 March 1976
In service30 April 1976
HomeportGlasgow
Identification
General characteristics
Tonnage
Length22.50 m (73 ft 10 in)[4]
Beam6.40 m (21 ft 0 in)
Draught1.40 m (4 ft 7 in)
Installed power2 × Scania D9 93M35 turbocharged 6-cylinder diesels[4]
Speed8 kn (15 km/h)
Capacity75 passengers; 6 cars

MV Raasay is a bow-loading passenger and vehicle ferry owned by Caledonian Maritime Assets serving Raasay until 2001, and now a spare vessel.

History[]

Built in Port Glasgow, Raasay was the eighth and last Island Class ferry. On replacing MV Canna at Raasay, she became the third ferry there in two years.

MV Raasay was one of the first CMAL ships to receive its Inventory of Hazardous Materials or "Green Passport".[5] She has appeared on several TV programmes, including Balamory, Distant Shores and on a Peugeot TV advert.[4]

Layout[]

MV Raasay has a single deck with a ramp at the bow and a small lounge and toilet.[6]

Service[]

MV Raasay was built for the crossing between Sconser on the Isle of Skye, and the nearby island of Raasay, where she remained for two decades. She never missed a full day's sailings on that route,[4] only leaving Raasay for her own overhaul, when she was relieved by one of her older sisters.[4] She also took some charters to Rona.

In summer 1997, to handle increasing traffic, she was replaced by the larger MV Loch Striven and became a spare ferry. Lying at Oban or Tobermory, she occasionally relieved MV Eigg and . More recently she has relieved MV Lochnevis on the Small Isles run and MV Canna at Ballycastle. She was offered for sale in December 2017.[7]

Raasay took her last sailing with the fleet on 23 January, from Kilchoan to Tobermory. On 24 January, she then headed to Oban awaiting her sale. By March 2018, the vessel had been handed back to owner Caledonian Maritime Assets.[8] As of June 2021, Raasay is serving as a cargo vessel under an Irish flag on the west coast of Ireland.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ "Raasay - IMO: 7340435". ShipSpotting. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  2. ^ "MV Raasay". Digital Seas. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
  3. ^ "MV Raasay". Caledonian Maritime Research Trust. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Raasay". Ships of Calmac. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  5. ^ "News". Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
  6. ^ "MV Raasay". Caledonian MacBrayne. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  7. ^ "For Sale: bow loading ferry". Apollo Duck. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  8. ^ Henderson, Michelle (2 March 2018). "CalMac career complete for Raasay ferry". The Press and Journal. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  9. ^ "RAASAY - Cargo (MMSI: 250005309)". MyShipTracking. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.

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