MV Lairds Loch
MV Lairds Loch was a passenger and cargo vessel built for the Irish Sea crossing.
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name: | MV Lairds Loch |
| Namesake: | Laird's Loch, near Coupar Angus |
| Owner: | 1944-69 Burns & Laird, Glasgow |
| Port of registry: | Glasgow |
| Route: | |
| Builder: | Ardrossan Dockyard, Ardrossan |
| Yard number: | 393 |
| Launched: | 9 March 1944 |
| Fate: | 1969 Sold |
 Israel | |
| Name: | MV Hey Daroma |
| Owner: |
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| Route: | Sharm el Sheik to Eilat |
| Fate: | 3 September 1970 Wrecked |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | passenger and cargo vessel |
| Tonnage: | 820 NT[1] |
| Length: | 263 ft (80 m)[1] |
| Beam: | 41 ft (12.5 m)[1] |
| Draught: | 13.5 ft (4.1 m)[1] |
| Installed power: | 2x 8-cylinder Atlas Polar M48M direct reversing diesel engines. 2560bhp[2] |
| Propulsion: | Twin screw |
| Speed: | 13 knots |
| Capacity: | passengers |
History
Built in 1944 for Burns & Laird Line, MV Lairds Loch operated from Glasgow, initially to Derry and later to Dublin.[1]
In 1969 she was sold to Israeli owners, and on 16 November 1969 was attacked by Arab frogmen and beached near Eilat. Repaired and returned to service, she ran aground on 7 September 1970 in the Gulf of Aqaba and was a total loss.[1]
Service
MV Lairds Loch was primarily employed on the Glasgow to Derry service, though she later worked on the Glasgow to Dublin route.
Footnotes
- "Lairds Loch". Ardrossan Ships. Retrieved 18 October 2009.
- "Lairds Loch". Clydebuilt. Archived from the original on 17 September 2004. Retrieved 18 October 2009.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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