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Registration number
3771
Status
Registered
luis.vicente
Details
Function
Passenger Vessel
Subfunction
Ferry
Location
Oban
Vessel type
Passenger Ferry
Current use
Commercial Activity
Available to hire
Yes
Available for excursions
Yes
Construction
Builder
Timbacraft Ltd, Shandon
Built in
1966
Hull material
Wood
Rig
None
Number of decks
1
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Diesel
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
13.00 feet
(3.96m)
Air Draft
5.00 feet
(1.52m)
Length: Overall
42.00 feet
(12.80m)
Tonnage: Gross
13.50
History
MV MAID OF THE FIRTH was built between 1966 and 1968 by Timbacraft Ltd. of Shandon, Argyll and Bute. Originally for Caledonian MacBrayne as a passenger ferry, the order was cancelled before she was finished, and she ended up being purchased by N Johnson of Oban, Argyll and Bute.
Her original ferry route was between Oban, Mull and Torosay Castle, and later she would land at Duart Castle and do trips to the local seal colony. Recently, she has been refitted and is now being surveyed so she may continue her services as a passenger vessel.
Key dates
-
1968
MAID OF THE FIRTH was launched at Shandon, Argyll
-
2021
Refit for the purpose of carrying paying passengers
-
2023
Relaunched and under survey to have ticketing reinstated
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