MV Carvoria is a landing craft owned by Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited, and operated by Caledonian MacBrayne in Scotland. She was launched in August 2017, and is the smallest vessel in the CalMac fleet.[3]
History
Carvoria was built to operate the ferry service between the small island of Kerrera and the mainland at Gallanach, about three kilometres to the south of Oban. The 12-metre-long vessel has capacity for 12 passengers and a car, but due to vehicle restrictions on Kerrera she rarely carries cars.[4]
She was built by Malakoff Limited at its shipyard at Greenhead Base in Lerwick, Shetland.[4] She replaced the former ferry Gylen Lady, which dated from 1999, shortly after CalMac took over the service in 2017.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Carvoria enters service". Clyde River Steamer Club. 5 September 2017.
- ^ "Malakoff Wins Ferry Contract". Greenock Telegraph. 4 July 2017.
- ^ a b "MV Carvoria". CMAL. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ a b "New Kerrera Ferry Launches in Lerwick". CMAL. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ "MV Gylen Lady". CMAL. Archived from the original on 23 October 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
External links
- MV Carvoria - official CalMac website