MV Sound of Soay

MV Sound of Soay is a car and passenger ferry, operated by Western Ferries on the upper Clyde between Gourock and Dunoon, Scotland.[3]

Between McInroy’s Point and Hunters Quay
History
United Kingdom
Name: MV Sound of Soay
Namesake: Sound between Skye and Soay
Operator: Western Ferries
Route: Gourock to Dunoon
Builder: Cammell Laird, Birkenhead
Cost: estimated £4 million[1]
Yard number: 1388
Launched: 22 July 2013
In service: October 2013
Identification:
Status: in service
General characteristics
Class and type: Passenger/vehicle ferry
Type: roll-on/roll-off ferry
Tonnage: 225 DWT 497 GT
Length: 49.95 m (163.9 ft)
Beam: 15 m (49.2 ft)
Draught: 2.5 m
Ramps: 2
Installed power: 2 x Cummins QSK19M 600 BHP @ 1800 rpm
Propulsion: 2 x Rolls Royce Aquamaster azimuthing thrusters[2]
Speed: 12 kt
Capacity: 220 passengers 40 cars
Notes: [3]

History

Sound of Soay was built entirely in the UK by Cammell Laird of Birkenhead.[3] She was launched/ craned into the River Mersey on 22 July 2013,[1] the first complete ship from the yard since 1992.[4] After fitting out, she entered service in October 2013.

Layout

Sound of Soay and her sister, MV Sound of Seil were a development of the design of the earlier fleet members.[3] They have a single car deck with 194 lane-metres and bow and stern ramps. There is a passenger lounge. The ferries utilise LED lighting and enhanced heat recovery.

Service

Along with up to three other vessels, Sound of Soay operates Western Ferries' Clyde service between McInroy's Point (Gourock) and Hunters Quay (Dunoon). This 2.2 nautical mile crossing[2] allows vehicles to avoid the A83 "Rest and be thankful".[1]

Footnotes
  1. David Ross (25 July 2013). "Second Western ferry to be launched today". The Herald. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  2. "New Ferries for Clyde Crossing". Cummins. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  3. "Fleet". Western Ferries. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  4. Peter Elson (22 July 2013). "Cammell Laird launches first complete ships in two decades". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 28 September 2020.

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