MV Corran

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MV Corran at Ardgour
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Name: MV Corran
Namesake: Corran, Nether Lochaber
Operator: The Highland Council
Port of registry: Inverness, United Kingdom
Route: Ardgour - Corran, Lochaber
Builder: George Prior Engineering (Yorkshire) Ltd., Hull
Yard number: 360
Launched: 12 December 2000
In service: 2001
Identification:
Status: in service
General characteristics
Class and type: vehicle and passenger ferry
Tonnage: 351 gt
Length: 42 m (137.8 ft)
Beam: 15 m (49.2 ft)
Draft: 2.25m
Depth: 3 m (9.8 ft)
Installed power: Cummins: Oil 4SA 2x12cyl (159 x 159mm), 1420bhp
Propulsion: 2 x Voith Schneider
Capacity: 28 cars
Notes: [1] [2]

MV Corran is a drive-through ferry built in 2001 and operated across Loch Linnhe on the west coast of Scotland.

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History

Built by George Prior Engineering (Yorkshire) Ltd. in Hull, Corran was fitted out in the William Wright Dock in February 2001, [3] and entered service later that year.

Layout

MV Corran has a single car deck with offset bow and stern ramps.

Service

MV Corran has operated the Corran Ferry, across Loch Linnhe since late 2001. She was built for this route, between Ardgour and Corran, allowing Rosehaugh to be retired after 32 years in service on various routes across the Highlands. Backup is provided by MV Maid of Glencoul. Planning for Corran's successor started in 2020. [4]

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References

  1. "Corran". Marine Traffic. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  2. "Corran". Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  3. "CORRAN - IMO 9225990". ShipSpotting. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  4. "Corran Ferry Project". The Highland Council . Retrieved 8 December 2020.