MV Loch Shira - Passenger Ferry
Key Data:
Order Year
2004
Construction Started
2005
Project Type
DSMV RO-RO passenger ferry
Yard
Glasgow
Estimated Investment
£6.4m
Completion
Launched December 2006, in service June 2007
Key Players:
Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd (CMAL)
Caledonian MacBrayne Ferries Ltd (CALMAC)
Engines and Specification
230t, 54.27m long, 13.9m wide with a draught of 1.8m and capable of speeds up to 10k, engines are diesel and were manufactured by Caterpillar and rated at 559bkW at 1,800rpm, auxiliary generators are Cummins/Stamford, 113kW,
propulsion units for the vessel are Vioth 16 R5 rated at 540kW at 625rpm
Lead Contractors, Designers, Architects and Engineers
Ferguson Shipbuilders Ltd yards, Port Glasgow
Financing
Scottish Executive transport
