Hole Class (1986)
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The Loch class is a class of double-ended ferries operated by the Caledonian MacBrayne shipping company .
The ships belong to Caledonian Maritime Assets in Port Glasgow , which they also operate . They are used by CalMac Ferries in regular service on various routes.
description
The ships were ordered in the early 1980s. They were built at the Richard Dunston (Hessle) shipyard in Hessle . The design was based on the Isle of Cumbrae, built in 1977 .
The vessels are of two four-stroke - six-cylinder - diesel engines of manufacturer Volvo Penta 540 kW power driven. The motors act via reduction gears on a Voith-Schneider propeller at each end of the ferry.
The ships have a continuous vehicle deck with two lanes on which twelve cars can be transported. The vehicle deck is accessible via ramps at both ends of the ferries.
The ships are equipped with lounges for passengers on both sides of the main deck. Above that are relatively narrow, open decks with seating. The ferry capacity is 200 people. The wheelhouse is located amidships on one side . The ships are driven by three crew members .
The ships sail under the flag of the United Kingdom . Home port is Glasgow .
Ships
Loch Striven
The Loch Striven ( IMO no. 8,512,293) in 1986 under the hull number built 952nd The launch took place on May 8th, the completion in June of that year. The ship entered service on July 4, 1986. It was initially used between Largs and the Isle of Cumbrae , where it operated together with the Isle of Cumbrae . After a month, the Isle of Cumbrae was replaced by Loch Linnhe on this route . The Loch Striven remained on the route until 1997, only interrupted by operations on the route between Calintraive and Rhubodach on the Isle of Bute , where it supported the Loch Riddon or replaced it at times. In the mid-1990s, it also operated in the winter months between Portavadie and Tarbert in the north of the Kintyre Peninsula .
In 1997 the ferry was replaced by the Loch Riddon and now operated in turn between Sconser on the Isle of Skye and the Isle of Raasay , where it replaced the Raasay . The ferry now operates between Oban and Lismore Island .
The ship is named after the inlet in the east of the Cowal peninsula .
Loch Linnhe
The hole Linnhe (IMO no. 8512308) was added in parallel under the hull number 953 for Hole Striven built. The launch took place on May 22nd, the completion in June 1986. The ship was also put into service on July 4, 1986 on the route between Lochaline and Fishnish on the Isle of Mull . It replaced the canna here . After a month, the Loch Linnhe and the Isle of Cumbrae changed the routes they operated, so that the Loch Linnhe now operated together with the Loch Striven on the route between Largs and the Isle of Cumbrae. Like Loch Striven , Loch Linnhe was occasionally used on other routes, including the mid-1990s in the winter months between Portavadie and Tarbert in the north of the Kintyre Peninsula.
1997 operated the Loch Linnhe together with the Loch Riddon on the route between Largs and the Isle of Cumbrae. In 1998 it was replaced by the Loch Alainn and subsequently used on the route between Portavadie and Tarbert, where it in turn replaced the Bruernish . In 1999 it was replaced here by the Isle of Cumbrae and now used instead of the Eigg in the summer months on the route between Kilchoan on the Ardnamurchan peninsula and Tobermory on the Isle of Mull. In the winter months the Raasay ran here , while the Loch Linnhe was used on other routes. The service was only interrupted in the summer months on the route between Kilchoan and Tobermory in 2001, when the ferry ran again between Largs and the Isle of Cumbrae.
In 2017 she was withdrawn from the route and now serves as a replacement ship.
The ship is named after the inlet that runs from the Firth of Lorn to the northeast along the Great Glen in the Highlands .
Loch Riddon
The Loch Ruel (IMO no. 8519875) was built under the hull number 954th The launch took place on August 19, the completion in October 1986. The ship was initially used on the Colintraive and Rhubodach route on the Isle of Bute, where it replaced the Portree and Broadford .
In 1997 the ferry was replaced by the Loch Alainn . The Loch Riddon now operated together with the Loch Linnhe between Largs and the Isle of Cumbrae, and from spring 1998 together with the Loch Alainn . In the winter months it runs mainly between Tarbert and Portavadie or between Tarbert and Lochranza on the Isle of Arran and partly between Fionnphort and the island of Iona and Oban and Achnacroish on the island of Lismore.
The ship is named after the inlet in the west of the Cowal peninsula.
Loch Ranza
The Lochranza (IMO no. 8519887) was built under the hull number 955th The launch took place on December 17, 1986, the completion in March 1987. The ship was put into service on April 16, 1987 on the route between Claonaig on the Kintyre Peninsula and Lochranza on the Isle of Arran. It replaced the rhum on the route, which was only operated in the summer months . In the winter months the ferry served as a replacement ship. In 1992 it was replaced on the route by Loch Tarbert . Since then it has been operating between Tayinloan on the Kintyre Peninsula and Ardminish on Gigha Island .
The ship is named after the bay or the location in the north of the Isle of Arran.
Others
In the 1990s, more double-ended ferries were built that were based on the ships of the Loch class and are often assigned to this class. In detail, these are the following ferries:
- Loch Buie (IMO No. 9031375), built in 1992
- Loch Tarbert (IMO No. 9039389), built in 1992
- Loch Bhrusda (IMO No. 9129483), built in 1996
- Loch Alainn (IMO No. 9147722), built 1997
With similar dimensions, they are constructed differently and have different capacities, both in terms of vehicle and passenger capacity. Only the Loch Tarbert still has a side wheelhouse, but in order to increase the vehicle capacity, passengers can only stay on one side. The Loch Buie still has passenger rooms on both sides, but a wheelhouse built over the vehicle deck. At Loch Bhrusda and the somewhat larger Loch Alainn there are also lounges for passengers only on one side of the ship. On both ferries, the vehicle decks amidships are built over with the wheelhouse.
Web links
- Loch Class , Ships of CalMac
- Side view of Loch Linnhe (JPG, 704 kB)
Individual evidence
- ^ Vessel Design Drawings & Virtual Tour , Ships of CalMac. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- ^ Peter C. Smith: Offshore Ferry Services of England and Scotland: A Useful Guide to the Shipping Lines and Routes. Pen & Swort Maritime, 2012, ISBN 978-1-84884-665-4 .
- ↑ Loch Striven , UK Shipbuilders, Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- ^ Loch Striven , Caledonian Maritime Assets. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- ^ A b History of Loch Striven , Ships of CalMac. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- ↑ MV Loch Striven , CalMac Ferries. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- ↑ Loch Striven , Ships of CalMac. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- ↑ Loch Linnhe , UK Shipbuilders, Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- ^ Loch Linnhe , Caledonian Maritime Assets. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- ^ A b History of Loch Linnhe , CalMac Ferries. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- ↑ MV Loch Linnhe , CalMac Ferries. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- ^ Loch Riddon , UK Shipbuilders, Shipping and Shipbuilding Reserach Trust. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- ^ A b History of Loch Riddon , Ships of CalMac. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- ↑ MV Loch Ruel , CalMac Ferries. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- ^ Loch Riddon , Ships of CalMac. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- ^ Loch Ranza , UK Shipbuilders, Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- ^ Loch Ranza , Caledonian Maritime Assets. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- ^ History of Loch Ranza , Ships of CalMac. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- ↑ MV Lochranza , CalMac Ferries. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- ↑ Loch Ranza , Ships of CalMac. Retrieved July 24, 2020.