MV Hallaig
| Career (UK) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | MV Hallaig |
| Namesake: | Hallaig |
| Owner: | Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited |
| Operator: | Caledonian MacBrayne |
| Port of registry: | Glasgow |
| Route: | Sconser - Raasay |
| Ordered: | 2011[1] |
| Builder: | Ferguson Shipbuilders, Port Glasgow |
| Cost: | £10,000,000 |
| Yard number: | 725 |
| Launched: | 17 December 2012 |
| Christened: | by Nicola Sturgeon |
| Completed: | 2013 |
| Status: | sea trials |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | ro-ro vehicle and passenger ferry |
| Tonnage: | 135 DWT |
| Length: | 43.5 m (143 ft) |
| Beam: | 12.2 m (40 ft) |
| Draught: | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Installed power: |
Diesel Electric Hybrid: 3 x Volvo Penta Marine D13 MG and Lithium Ion batteries |
| Propulsion: | Voith 16 R5 EC/90-1 Units |
| Speed: | 9 kn (expected service) |
| Capacity: | 150 passengers; 23 cars |
| Notes: | [3] |
History
Hallaig was launched in December 2012 at Ferguson Shipbuilders in Port Glasgow by Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.[4] The name comes from a poem, written by Sorley MacLean, itself named after an abandoned township on Raasay.[5] Hallaig is the first commercial ship to be fully built and delivered on the Clyde in over five years. The Scottish Government invested more than £20 million in the project.[4]
Layout
Hallaig is the first of two vehicle roll-on roll-off hybrid-powered ferries. She has a low-carbon system of diesel electric and lithium ion battery power.[4]
The 135-ton vessel is nearly 150 ft long and will accommodate 150 passengers, 23 cars or two HGVs.[6]
Service
Hallaig was built for the service between Sconser on Skye and Raasay and commenced service on the 17th October 2013.[4] The Clydebuilt Hallaig began her first Sea Trials on 3 August 2013, eight months after her launch.
Footnotes
- ↑ "Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited announces Scottish shipbuilder as preferred bidder for Low Emissions Hybrid Ferries project". CMAL. 3 November 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ↑ "Hallaig". Ships of Calmac. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ↑ "£20 million ferry deal sees world-first launched on Clyde". CMAL. 17 December 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Hybrid ferry Hallaig to be launched". East Kilbride News. 17 December 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ↑ "NAME Announced For New Ferry". Inverclyde Now. 4 October 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ↑ "Hybrid Ferries Project". CMAL. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
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