MV Juno (1974)
MV Juno leaving Rothesay (2005)
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| Name: | MV Juno |
| Namesake: | Juno and earlier vessels, MV Juno |
| Operator: | Caledonian MacBrayne |
| Port of registry: | Glasgow |
| Route: |
1986 – 2000: Gourock-Dunoon/Rothesay-Wemyss Bay/Clyde Cruises 2000 – 2006: Gourock-Dunoon/Rothesay-Wemyss Bay 2007: Rothesay-Wemyss Bay 2007 – 2011: Laid up, Rosneath |
| Builder: | James Lamont & Co, Port Glasgow |
| Cost: | £820,000 |
| Launched: | 16 September 1974 |
| Maiden voyage: | 2 December 1974 |
| Identification: | IMO number: 7341063 |
| Fate: | Scrapped at Rosneath, Gare Loch, May-July 2011. |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | 854 GRT; 209 tons deadweight (DWT) |
| Length: | 66.45 m (218 ft) |
| Beam: | 13.8 m (45 ft) |
| Draft: | 2.41 m (8 ft) |
| Depth: | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Installed power: | 2 x Mirrlees Blackstone 4SCSA 8-cylinder diesel engines, 1000 bhp each |
| Propulsion: | 2 Voith Schneider Propellers, one at each end of the hull, on the centreline |
| Speed: | approximately 12 knots |
| Capacity: | 531 passengers, 38 cars |
| Crew: | 10 |
1986 – 2000: Gourock-Dunoon/Rothesay-Wemyss Bay/Clyde Cruises
2000 – 2006: Gourock-Dunoon/Rothesay-Wemyss Bay
2007: Rothesay-Wemyss Bay
MV Juno was a passenger and vehicle ferry operated by Caledonian MacBrayne on the Firth of Clyde, Scotland between 1974 and 2007. She was the middle of three vessels nicknamed "streakers", the first in the Calmac fleet to be fitted with Voith Schneider Propellers . Juno left service in early 2007 and was laid up at Rosneath for 4 years. On 18 May 2011, she was beached there for scrapping and was gone by the end of July.
MV Juno took to the water at Lamont's in Port Glasgow, on 16 September 1974 and was christened by Mrs W M Little, wife of the Managing Director of the Scottish Transport Group, Calmac's owning company at the time. She was remarkably similar to MV Jupiter, although her internal decoration was brighter, the ticket office faced fore rather than aft, and she had a curved flying bridge (although Jupiter soon incorporated such a bridge). This allowed the skipper a clearer view when berthing. Juno and Jupiter were remarkably manoeuvrable, being the first in the Calmac fleet to be fitted with Voith Schneider Propellers, which allowed the ships to literally turn within their own length. This was revolutionary in large vessels as they could berth and depart far quicker than many of the smaller vessels at the time. They would later become affectionately known as the three "streakers" after the arrival of MV Saturn in 1977.
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