MV Loch Shira
MV Loch Shira heading out from Largs towards Great Cumbrae | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name |
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| Owner | Caledonian Maritime Assets |
| Operator | Caledonian MacBrayne |
| Port of registry | Glasgow |
| Route | Largs - Cumbrae |
| Builder | Ferguson Shipbuilders, Port Glasgow |
| Cost | £5,800,000 |
| Yard number | 721 |
| Launched | 8 December 2006 |
| Maiden voyage | 2 June 2007 |
| Identification |
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| Status | in service |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 1024 gt |
| Length | 53.9 m |
| Beam | 13.9 m |
| Draught | 1.8 m |
| Installed power | 2 × Caterpillar 3412 559 kW (750 hp) at 1800 rpm |
| Propulsion | Voith 16 R5 rated at 540 kW at 625 rpm |
| Speed | 10 kn (19 km/h) |
| Capacity | 36 cars and 250 passengers |
| Notes | |
MV Loch Shira (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Siora) is a car ferry operating on the Largs to Cumbrae route on the Firth of Clyde in western Scotland. The vessel is operated by Caledonian MacBrayne.