MV Loch Buie

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MV Loch Buie approaching Iona
History
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Name
Namesake Loch Buie on Mull
Owner Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited
Operator Caledonian MacBrayne
Port of registry Glasgow
Route Fionnphort to Iona
Builder J W Miller & Sons Ltd, St Monans [1]
Cost £3,750,000
Yard number1045
Launched14 October 1991 [2]
Completed1992
In service1 July 1992
Identification
Statusin service
General characteristics
Class and type ro-ro vehicle ferry
Tonnage295  GT [4]
Length30.2 m (99 ft 1 in) [1]
Beam10.0 m (32 ft 10 in) [1]
Draft1.6 m (5 ft 3 in)
Installed powerMachinery:
Speed9 kn (17 km/h)
Capacity250 passengers and 9 cars
Crew4

MV Loch Buie (Scottish Gaelic : Loch Buidhe) is a Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited ferry built in 1992. She is operated by Caledonian MacBrayne on the crossing to Iona.

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History

Launched in 1992, Loch Buie underwent trials on the Forth, and was delivered to the west coast through the Caledonian Canal. [4]

On her first day in service at Fionnphort, she struck the concrete ramp, damaging one of her Voith-Schneider units. Repairs followed on the Clyde and she returned to service in the summer. [4]

Layout

Loch Buie's layout is similar to the original "Baby Lochs" of 1986 and 1987. [4] Her car deck can take two lanes of cars, with a passenger lounge on each side. An additional lounge straddles the car deck, towards the bow. This produces a height restriction for vehicles and reduces her suitability for other routes where drive-through operation for high vehicles is required. [4] The additional lounge means her passenger certificate allows up to 250 passengers.

Her stern ramp was extended after a few years, avoiding the risk of passengers getting wet feet, and making it easier for large vehicles to board from the steep slipways. [4]

Service

Built for the Iona service, Loch Buie rarely sails on other routes. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "MV Loch Buie". CalMac . Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  2. "MV Loch Buie". Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  3. "Loch Buie- IMO: 9031375". ShipSpotting. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Loch Buie". Ships of Calmac. Retrieved 15 January 2021.

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