.jpg) MV Sound of Jura, unloading at Port Askaig
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| History | |
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| Builder | Hatlø Verksted A/S, Ulsteinvik, Norway |
| Cost | £315,000[1] |
| Yard number | 39 |
| Launched | 1969 |
| In service | 1 August 1969 |
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| Fate | Swept onto beach by Hurricane Wilma on 19 October 2005 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Roll-on/roll-off passenger car ferry |
| Tonnage | 553 GRT;[2] 235 NRT; 219 long tons deadweight (DWT) |
| Length | 49.36 m (161.9 ft) |
| Beam | 11.33 m (37.2 ft) |
| Draught | 2.45 m (8 ft 0.5 in) |
| Installed power | 2x 8-cyl, Blackstone diesels (1,470 kW (1,970 hp))[2] |
| Speed | 14 kn (26 km/h) |
| Capacity | 36 cars; 250 Passengers (74 in winter) |
| Crew | 6[3] |
MV Sound of Jura was the first drive-through car ferry on the west coast of Scotland. It was operated by Western Ferries on the Islay service from Kennacraig between 1969 and 1976. The Mexican Government operated it to Cozumel as Quintana Roo until 2005, when it was wrecked by Hurricane Wilma.
- ^ "Free Trip to Islay - June 1975". Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- ^ a b c "MS Sound of Jura". faktaomfartyg. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
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