MV Sound of Scarba
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| File:MV Sound of Scarba.jpg After leaving McInroy’s Point terminal, near Gourock (2009) | |
| History | |
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| File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svgUnited Kingdom | |
| Name | MV Sound of Scarba |
| Operator | Western Ferries |
| Route | Gourock to Dunoon |
| Builder | Ferguson Shipbuilders, Port Glasgow, Scotland |
| Yard number | 710 |
| Acquired | 2001 |
| Identification |
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| Status | in service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Passenger/vehicle ferry |
| Type | roll-on/roll-off ferry |
| Tonnage | 211 DWT |
| Length | 50 m (164.0 ft) |
| Beam | 15 m (49.2 ft) |
| Draught | 2.5 m |
| Ramps | 2 |
| Installed power | Cummins KTA19M3 |
| Propulsion | CRP units, by Rolls-Royce Aquamaster |
| Capacity | Cars: 45 |
| Crew | 4 |
MV Sound of Scarba is a car and passenger ferry, operated by Western Ferries on the River Clyde between Gourock and Dunoon, Scotland[2]
History
[edit | edit source]Sound of Scarba was built by Ferguson Shipbuilders of Port Glasgow, Scotland at a reported cost of £2.5 million. She was launched on 12 March 2001 by employee Laura Meade and entered service on 4 May 2001.
Layout
[edit | edit source]Sound of Scarba has a single car deck with bow and stern ramps, and a passenger lounge.
Service
[edit | edit source]Sound of Scarba operates Western Ferries' Clyde service between McInroy's Point (Gourock) and Hunters Quay (Dunoon).
Footnotes
[edit | edit source]External links
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