MV Loch Fyne
MV Loch Fyne approaching Fishnish
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| Name: | MV Loch Fyne |
| Owner: | Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited |
| Operator: | Caledonian MacBrayne |
| Port of registry: | Glasgow |
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1991-1995: Kyle of Lochalsh - Kyleakin 1997-2017: Lochaline - Fishnish 2017-present: Mallaig - Armadale |
| Builder: | Ferguson Shipbuilders, Port Glasgow |
| Yard number: | 602 |
| Launched: | 12 June 1991 |
| In service: | 2 August 1991 |
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| Status: | in service |
| General characteristics | |
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| Length: | 54.2 m; 73.8 m (242.1 ft) overall |
| Beam: | 13.4 m (44.0 ft) |
| Draught: | 1.6 m |
| Speed: | 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) |
| Capacity: | 250 passengers and 36 cars |
| Crew: | 4 |
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1991-1995: Kyle of Lochalsh - Kyleakin 1997-2017: Lochaline - Fishnish
MV Loch Fyne is a Caledonian MacBrayne car ferry, owned by Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited, built in 1991 for the Isle of Skye crossing and now currently operating on the Mallaig to Armadale route in western Scotland.
Loch Fyne entered service at Kyle of Lochalsh on 12 September 1991, replacing the last of the old ferries, MV Kyleakin. Even at this time, it was known that the Skye Bridge was coming. On 16 October 1995, Loch Fyne and MV Loch Dunvegan, dressed with flags, gave the last ever car ferry runs across this narrow stretch of water. ' Loch Fyne was laid up in James Watt Dock at Greenock for two years. No sale was completed and in 1997, CalMac prepared them for service once more. First, MV Loch Dunvegan was moved to the Colintraive - Rhubodach service. Then, on 27 September 1997, Loch Fyne was re-introduced to service and went to relieve the new MV Loch Alainn, which had suffered a major breakdown at Lochaline on the Sound of Mull. Loch Fyne proved successful and became the permanent vessel on Mull's secondary crossing, having sufficient capacity to cope with all but the busiest days there. There was an earlier 1950s MacBrayne's motor vessel of the same name, which was last seen as an accommodation ship in Bristol Floating Harbour in the 2000s.
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