MV Carvoria

MV Carvoria is a landing craft owned by Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited, and operated by Caledonian MacBrayne in Scotland. She was launched in August 2017, and is the smallest vessel in the CalMac fleet.[3]

MV Carvoria
History
United Kingdom
Name: MV Carvoria
Namesake: Old Norse name for Kerrera[1]
Owner: Caledonian Maritime Assets
Operator: Caledonian MacBrayne
Port of registry: Glasgow
Route: Gallanach (Oban) - Kerrera
Ordered: 2017
Builder: Malakoff Limited
Cost: £200,000[2]
Launched: 15 August 2017
Completed: 2017
In service: 5 September 2017[1]
Status: in service
General characteristics
Type: landing craft
Tonnage:

11 gt

7.3 DWT
Length: 12 m (39 ft)
Beam: 4 m (13 ft)
Draught: 0.55 m (1 ft 10 in)
Propulsion: 2 × Honda 80 hp (60 kW) long-stroke outboards[3]
Speed: 10.5 kn (19.4 km/h)
Capacity: 12 passengers; 1 car

History

Carvoria was built to operate the ferry service between the small island of Kerrera and the mainland at Gallanach, about three kilometres to the south of Oban. The 12-metre-long vessel has capacity for 12 passengers and a car, but due to vehicle restrictions on Kerrera she rarely carries cars.[4]

She was built by Malakoff Limited at its factory at Greenhead Base in Shetland.[4] She replaced the former ferry Gylen Lady, which dated from 1999, shortly after CalMac took over the service in 2017.[5]

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References

  1. "Carvoria enters service". Clyde River Steamer Club. 5 September 2017.
  2. "Malakoff Wins Ferry Contract". Greenock Telegraph. 4 July 2017.
  3. "MV Carvoria". CMAL. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  4. "New Kerrera Ferry Launches in Lerwick". CMAL. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  5. "MV Gylen Lady". CMAL. Retrieved 21 October 2017.

https://www.calmac.co.uk/fleet/mv-carvoria

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