MV Loch Riddon
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MV Loch Riddon is a Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited
ro-ro car ferry, built in 1986 and operated by Caledonian MacBrayne
. After eleven years in the Kyles of Bute
, she has been at Largs
since 1997.
, to cope with increasing traffic on CalMac's smaller routes.
crossing, between Colintraive
and Rhubodach
in November 1986, replacing the ex-Skye ferries, and . She spent 11 years rarely venturing from this crossing.
In 1997 Loch Riddon replaced her sister, at Largs
.
Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited
Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited owns the ferries, ports, harbours and infrastructure for the ferry services serving the west coast of Scotland and the Clyde Estuary.CMAL is wholly owned by the Scottish Government, with Scottish Ministers as sole shareholders.-History:Until...
ro-ro car ferry, built in 1986 and operated by Caledonian MacBrayne
Caledonian MacBrayne
Caledonian MacBrayne is the major operator of passenger and vehicle ferries, and ferry services, between the mainland of Scotland and 22 of the major islands on Scotland's west coast...
. After eleven years in the Kyles of Bute
Kyles of Bute
The Kyles of Bute are a narrow sea channel which separates the northern end of the Isle of Bute from the Cowal peninsula, part of the Scottish mainland....
, she has been at Largs
Largs
Largs is a town on the Firth of Clyde in North Ayrshire, Scotland, about from Glasgow. The original name means "the slopes" in Scottish Gaelic....
since 1997.
History
MV Loch Riddon was the third of four drive-through ferries built in the 1980s by Dunston’s of HessleRichard Dunston (shipbuilder)
Richard Dunston was a shipbuilder on the Humber. The company started building wooden barges miles from the sea and evolved to pioneer fully welded steel ships of a single design...
, to cope with increasing traffic on CalMac's smaller routes.
Layout
The four vessels are based on the design of . They have a second passenger lounge, on the port side, reducing the capacity of the car deck to 12. The wheelhouse is painted red and given a black top, as she has no funnels as such.Service
MV Loch Riddon took up the Kyles of ButeKyles of Bute
The Kyles of Bute are a narrow sea channel which separates the northern end of the Isle of Bute from the Cowal peninsula, part of the Scottish mainland....
crossing, between Colintraive
Colintraive
Colintraive is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Ferries sail between Colintraive and Rhubodach on the Isle of Bute. It is located on the Kyles of Bute or Loch Riddon on the west coast of the Cowal peninsula...
and Rhubodach
Rhubodach
Rhubodach is a small settlement on the north-eastern shore of the Isle of Bute, Scotland.The name Rhubodach may come from the Gaelic Rubha a’ Bhodaich which translates as old man's point or promontory or alternatively may be from An Rubha Bhódaich meaning the Bute headland.Rhubodach lies at the...
in November 1986, replacing the ex-Skye ferries, and . She spent 11 years rarely venturing from this crossing.
In 1997 Loch Riddon replaced her sister, at Largs
Largs
Largs is a town on the Firth of Clyde in North Ayrshire, Scotland, about from Glasgow. The original name means "the slopes" in Scottish Gaelic....
.