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MV Sound of Scarba

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Sound of Scarba
After leaving McInroy’s Point terminal, near Gourock (2009)
History
United Kingdom
NameMV Sound of Scarba
OperatorWestern Ferries
RouteGourock to Dunoon
BuilderFerguson Shipbuilders, Port Glasgow, Scotland
Yard number710
Acquired2001
Identification
Statusin service
General characteristics
Class and typePassenger/vehicle ferry
Typeroll-on/roll-off ferry
Tonnage211 DWT
Length50 m (164.0 ft)
Beam15 m (49.2 ft)
Draught2.5 m
Ramps2
Installed powerCummins KTA19M3
PropulsionCRP units, by Rolls-Royce Aquamaster
CapacityCars: 45
Crew4

MV Sound of Scarba is a car and passenger ferry, operated by Western Ferries on the River Clyde between Gourock and Dunoon, Scotland[2]

History

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Sound of Scarba was built by Ferguson Shipbuilders of Port Glasgow, Scotland at a reported cost of £2.5 million. She was launched on 12 March 2001 by employee Laura Meade and entered service on 4 May 2001.

Layout

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Sound of Scarba has a single car deck with bow and stern ramps, and a passenger lounge.

Service

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Sound of Scarba operates Western Ferries' Clyde service between McInroy's Point (Gourock) and Hunters Quay (Dunoon).

Footnotes

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  1. ^ "Sound of Scarba". digital-seas.com. August 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
  2. ^ "Western Ferries Fleet". Western Ferries website. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
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