MV Glen Sannox (2017)
 After launching
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Glen Sannox[1] |
| Namesake | MV Glen Sannox (1957) and Glen Sannox on the Isle of Arran. |
| Operator | Caledonian MacBrayne |
| Port of registry | Glasgow,  UK |
| Route | Ardrossan - Brodick |
| Builder | FMEL, Port Glasgow, UK |
| Cost | £97m contract for 2 ferries |
| Yard number | 801 |
| Laid down | 17 February 2017 |
| Launched | 21 November 2017 |
| Status | Under construction |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 1,273 DWT[2] |
| Length | 102.4 m (335 ft 11 in)[2] |
| Beam | 17 m (55 ft 9 in)[2] |
| Draught | 3.4 m (11 ft 2 in)[2] |
| Installed power | 2 × Wärtsilä 34DF diesels.[3] |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 14.5 kn (26.85 km/h)[2] |
| Capacity | 1000 passengers, 127 cars or 16 HGVs[1] |
MV Glen Sannox is a dual-fuel car and passenger ferry for Caledonian MacBrayne, currently under construction at Ferguson Marine Engineering in Port Glasgow on the Clyde
History
Glen Sannox is to be the first of two Scottish ferries capable of operating on either marine diesel oil or liquefied natural gas (LNG), with benefits of a marked reduction in carbon dioxide, sulphur and nitrous oxide emissions.[1] Her name was chosen from a short list by public ballot and recalls an earlier Arran ferry.[4]
The steel was cut on 7th April 2016
Glen Sannox was launched on 21 November 2017 by the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.[5]
Service
Glen Sannox was expected to enter service in 2018 on the Ardrossan-Brodick route, replacing MV Isle of Arran and enabling MV Caledonian Isles to operate as the second ferry on the Ardrossan-Brodick and Ardrossan-Campbeltown ferry crossings. It is now expected she will enter service early 2019.
References
- ^ a b c "Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited- announces Scottish shipbuilder as preferred tenderer for two large ferries contract". CMAL. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "Arran ferry Committee Meeting: 10th April 2017" (PDF). Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ^ "Calmac picks Wärtsilä for two LNG ferries". Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ^ "CMAL announces name of first LNG ferry". CMAL. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
- ^ "IN Pictures -- Launch Of Ferry Glen Sannox At Port Glasgow". Inverclyde Now. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
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