MV Loch Frisa
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | MV Loch Frisa |
| Namesake | Loch Frisa |
| Owner | Caledonian Maritime Assets |
| Acquired | 2021 |
| In service | expected 2022 |
| Status | undergoing modification |
 Norway | |
| Name | MV Utne |
| Namesake | Utne |
| Operator | Norled |
| Route | Utne - Kvanndal |
| Builder | Sefine Shipyard[1] |
| Launched | 2014[2] |
| Identification |
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| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 1,160[1] |
| Length | 49.9 m (164 ft)[2][1] |
| Beam | 39.5 m (130 ft)[1] |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 12 kn (22 km/h)[1] |
| Capacity | |
MV Utne is a ferry operated by Norled from 2015. She has been bought by Caledonian Maritime Assets for service between Oban on the Scottish mainland and Craignure .[2][1]
In December 2021, following a naming competition, CMAL announced renaming as MV Loch Frisa.[3]
History
MV Utne was launched in 2014 and operated by Norled from 2015. In 2021, Norled sold her to Caledonian Maritime Assets for 6.6 million Euros (£5.6 million)[4] as they were replacing their diesel-powered vessels with zero-emission battery-electric vessels.
Following a public vote, she will be renamed MV Loch Frisa.[5] She is being modified for her new role by Dales Marine in Leith and is expected to enter service in 2022.[2][4]
Layout
Utne is a double-ended ro-ro ferry. As she has no crew accommodation, crew are based ashore. In Norway, she had two crews and was able to operate 18 hours a day.[1]
Service
Utne was designed for service in a Norwegian fjord, and operated between Utne and Kvanndal on the Hardangerfjord, a sheltered crossing of 2.5 miles.[6]
Loch Frisa is expected to join MV Isle of Mull on the Oban to Craignure (Isle of Mull) route, where she will replace MV Coruisk as the second vessel, with Coruisk expected to move back to Mallaig in summer 2022.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Steven Tarbox (5 October 2021). "New Ferry Purchased for CalMac Scottish Island Services". NI Ferry Site. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
- ^ a b c d e f "Second-hand ferry deal to boost CalMac network". BBC News. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
- ^ "MV Loch Frisa". CMAL Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ^ a b c "Norwegian ferry coming to Mull". Mull & Iona Ferry Committee. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ "NameChosen For Latest Vessel Joining CalMac Fleet". Inverclyde Now. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ "The Utne – the good, the bad and the consequences". Mull & Iona Ferry Committee. 14 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.