Berthed at Rhubodach slip, May 2019
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History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name |
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Namesake | A sea loch on the north east of Skye |
Owner | Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited |
Operator | Caledonian MacBrayne |
Port of registry | Glasgow |
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Builder | Ferguson Shipbuilders, Port Glasgow |
Yard number | 601 |
Launched | 15 March 1991 |
In service | 13 May 1991 |
Identification |
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Status | In service |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | |
Length | 54.2 m (177 ft 10 in); 73.8 m (242 ft 2 in) overall[2] |
Beam | 13.4 m (44 ft 0 in)[2] |
Draught | 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in) |
Installed power | 2 × TAMD 162 4SCSA oil engines, 334 kW (448 bhp) each |
Propulsion | Voith Schneider propulsion units |
Speed | 9 kn (17 km/h) |
Capacity | 200 passengers and 36 cars |
Crew | 4 |
Notes | [1][3][4] |
MV Loch Dunvegan is a Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited car ferry built for the Isle of Skye crossing and now operating in the Kyles of Bute, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. She is operated by Caledonian MacBrayne (CalMac).