MV Carvoria

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

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]

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 shipyard at Greenhead Base in Lerwick, Shetland. ^[4] She replaced the former ferry Gylen Lady, which dated from 1999, shortly after CalMac took over the service in 2017. ^[5]

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. Archived from the original on 23 October 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2017.

External links

• MV Carvoria - official CalMac website