MV Sound of Scarba
MV Sound of Scarba is a car and passenger ferry, operated by Western Ferries on the River Clyde between Gourock and Dunoon, Scotland[2]
After leaving McInroy’s Point terminal, near Gourock (2009) | |
History | |
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Name: | MV Sound of Scarba |
Operator: | Western Ferries |
Route: | Gourock to Dunoon |
Builder: | Ferguson Shipbuilders, Port Glasgow, Scotland |
Yard number: | 710 |
Acquired: | 2001 |
Identification: |
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Status: | in service |
General characteristics | |
Class and type: | Passenger/vehicle ferry |
Type: | roll-on/roll-off ferry |
Tonnage: | 211 DWT |
Length: | 50 m (164.0 ft) |
Beam: | 15 m (49.2 ft) |
Draught: | 2.5 m |
Ramps: | 2 |
Installed power: | Cummins KTA19M3 |
Propulsion: | CRP units, by Rolls-Royce Aquamaster |
Capacity: | Cars: 45 |
Crew: | 4 |
History
Sound of Scarba was built by Ferguson Shipbuilders of Port Glasgow, Scotland at a reported cost of £2.5 million. She was launched on 12 March 2001 by employee Laura Meade and entered service on 4 May 2001.
Layout
Sound of Scarba has a single car deck with bow and stern ramps, and a passenger lounge.
Service
Sound of Scarba operates Western Ferries' Clyde service between McInroy's Point (Gourock) and Hunters Quay (Dunoon).
Footnotes
- "Sound of Scarba". digital-seas.com. August 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
- "Western Ferries Fleet". Western Ferries website. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
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