Hull 802

Hull 802 (possibly MV Claymore) is a dual-fuel car and passenger ferry for Caledonian MacBrayne, currently under construction at Ferguson Marine Engineering in Port Glasgow on the Clyde.

For other ships with the same name, see MV Claymore.
Hull under construction, as of January 2020
History
Name: TBA
Owner: Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited
Operator: Caledonian MacBrayne
Port of registry: Glasgow
Route: Uig - Tarbert 2022
Ordered: 2016
Builder: FMEL, Port Glasgow, UK
Cost: £97M contract for 2 ferries[1]
Yard number: 802
Identification: IMO number: 9794525
Status: Under construction
General characteristics
Tonnage: 1,273 DWT[2]
Length: 102.4 m (335 ft 11 in)[2]
Beam: 17 m (55 ft 9 in)[2]
Draught: 3.4 m (11 ft 2 in)[2]
Installed power: 2 × Wärtsilä 34DF diesels.[3]
Propulsion:
  • 2 x Controllable pitch propellers
  • 3 bow thrusters
Speed: 14.5 kn (26.85 km/h)[2]
Capacity: 1000 passengers, 127 cars or 16 HGVs[4]

History

A name has not yet been chosen for Hull 802.[5] The name Claymore has been used in media coverage and recalls several previous west coast ferries.

Hull 802 will be the second of two Scottish ferries capable of operating on either marine diesel oil or liquefied natural gas (LNG), with benefits of a marked reduction in carbon dioxide, sulphur and nitrous oxide emissions.[6]

The first steel for both ships was cut on 7 April 2016. The first ship, Glen Sannox was launched on 21 November 2017 by the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.[1] However, this launch has been widely criticised as the ships were so far behind schedule that the ship had painted on black boxes for windows and is still docked just a few metres away from where she was launched, with little progress being made.

Service

Hull 802 was expected to be launched in 2018, and to enter service on the Uig Triangle the following year.[7] Following delays to both ships and nationalisation of the shipyard, the second ferry is estimated to be delivered to CMAL in summer 2022.[8] Once Hull 802 is in service, MV Hebrides would be available to join MV Isle of Mull on the Oban-Craignure crossing.

References
  1. "IN Pictures -- Launch Of Ferry Glen Sannox At Port Glasgow". Inverclyde Now. 21 November 2017. Archived from the original on 9 March 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  2. "Presentation to Arran Ferry Committee Meeting" (PPT). CMAL. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  3. "Propulsion Package for Dual-fuel Ferries Awarded to Wartsila". CMAL. 13 May 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  4. "First Minister Launches UK's First LNG Ferry". CMAL. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  5. "No name for second ferry at Ferguson's yard". Greenock Telegraph. 26 November 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  6. "Dual-Fuel Ferry Presentation". CMAL. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  7. "Ferry MV Glen Sannox ready for launch at Port Glasgow yard". Greenock Telegraph. 19 November 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  8. Ferguson Marine: report on cost and programme for vessels 801 and 802, Scottish Government, 9 December 2019, retrieved 23 December 2019


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