MV Seabus
| Career (UK) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | MV Seabus |
| Operator: | Clyde Marine Services |
| Port of registry: | Greenock |
| Route: | Gourock – Kilcreggan ferry |
| Builder: | Voyager Boatyard, Millbrook, near Plymouth[1] |
| Christened: | 30 March 2007 at Kilcreggan Pier. |
| Maiden voyage: | 1 April 2007 |
| Identification: |
MMSI Number: 235052285 |
| General characteristics | |
| Length: | 19.5 m (64.0 ft)[2] |
| Beam: | 6.2 m (20.3 ft) |
| Installed power: | 2x 180 hp Gardner diesel engines[2] |
| Speed: | 10.2 (max) / 8.6 knots |
| Capacity: | 100 passengers |
The MV Seabus is a passenger ferry built in 2007 for the Gourock to Kilcreggan service on the Firth of Clyde.
History
MV Seabus was built in 2007 as a passenger ferry to replace the 71-year old MV Kenilworth on the Gourock – Kilcreggan service, across the Firth of Clyde.[1] She provided the main ferry service, with crossings of Gare Loch to Helensburgh. The service is subsidised by Strathclyde Partnership for Transport. After re-tendering, the Helensburgh sailings ended and the contract for the Gourock to Kilcreggan route was awarded by SPT to Clydelink which bought the smaller MV Island Princess and commenced services on 1 April 2012.[3][4]
Layout
MV Seabus brought a greater degree of comfort and safety to the route. Larger, roomier and more comfortable than her predecessor, she has better facilities for people with mobility problems.[1]
Service
- Gourock – Kilcreggan – Helensburgh service on the Firth of Clyde and the Gare Loch.
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "End of an era on the Clyde ferry scene". Shipping Times. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "New vessel sets sail on the Gourock-Kilcreggan-Helensburgh service". SPT. 30 March 2007. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
- ↑ "Argyll News: Inaugural Clydelink Kilcreggan to Gourock ferry service". For Argyll. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
- ↑ "BBC News - Ferry fears spark protest at historic Kilcreggan Pier". Retrieved 27 April 2012.