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The '''Caledonian MacBrayne fleet''' is the largest fleet of car and passenger [[ferry|ferries]] in the [[United Kingdom]]. With 30 units in operation, the company provides lifeline services to 22 islands off the west coast of [[Scotland]], as well as operating routes across the [[River Clyde]].

[[Caledonian MacBrayne]] (Calmac) vessels can be readily identified by their black hulls and white superstructures. They have red funnels with black caps that display the [[Lion Rampant]] badge with masts in buff. The fleet can be categorised into various groups. All vessels are owned by the asset holding company [[Caledonian Maritime Assets]] Limited, which is in turn wholly owned by the [[Scottish Government]].

==Groups of vessels==
[[Image:Mv isle of lewis summer isles.jpg|thumb|right|{{MV|Isle of Lewis}}, the second-largest ship operated by Calmac]]
===Major units===
There are presently ten vessels over 80m length in the CalMac fleet:

{{MV|Isle of Arran}},
{{MV|Hebridean Isles}},
{{MV|Isle of Mull}},
{{MV|Lord of the Isles}},
{{MV|Caledonian Isles}},
{{MV|Isle of Lewis}},
{{MV|Clansman}},
{{MV|Hebrides}},
{{MV|Finlaggan}}, and
[[MV Loch Seaforth (2014)|MV ''Loch Seaforth'']].
These vessels usually operate on the longer crossings, with high passenger numbers.

[[MV Loch Seaforth (2014)|MV ''Loch Seaforth'']], at 116m in length the largest vessel in the fleet, operates on the [[Ullapool]] to [[Stornoway]], [[Lewis]] run. {{MV|Caledonian Isles}} has the highest passenger capacity and can carry 1000 people on the [[Ardrossan]] to [[Brodick]], [[Isle of Arran|Arran]] crossing. {{MV|Hebrides}} crosses [[The Minch]] from [[Uig, Skye]], while {{MV|Isle of Mull}}, {{MV|Lord of the Isles}} and {{MV|Clansman}} are based in [[Oban]], serving the [[Isle of Mull|Mull]], [[Coll]], [[Colonsay]], [[Tiree]] and the [[Outer Hebrides]]. {{MV|Finlaggan}} and {{MV|Hebridean Isles}} serve [[Islay]] from [[Kennacraig]].<ref name="fleet">{{cite web| url=http://www.calmac.co.uk/on-board/on-board-your-ferry| title=On Board Your Ferry: The CalMac Fleet| publisher=[[Caledonian MacBrayne]]| accessdate=1 July 2011}}</ref> {{MV|Isle of Arran}}, replaced at Islay in 2011,<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.islayinfo.com/islay_ferry.html| title=Islay Ferry| publisher=Isle of Islay| accessdate=7 December 2012}}</ref> is a spare vessel and now acts as second summer vessel between Ardrossan and Brodick and, from May 2013, the pilot service from Ardrossan to Campbeltown.

===Clyde services===
[[File:MV Argyle 4507b.jpg|thumb|right||{{MV|Argyle}} off Gourock]]
The former Clyde ferries, {{MV|Jupiter}}, {{MV|Juno|1974|6}} and {{MV|Saturn}} provided the [[Dunoon]] and [[Rothesay, Bute|Rothesay]] services for the best part of 35 years. They were nicknamed the "streakers", because of their speed and ability to manoeuvre rapidly both at sea and in port. The [[Wemyss Bay]] to Rothesay route is now operated by two vessels, built in Poland, {{MV|Bute}} (delivered in spring 2005) and {{MV|Argyle}}, which entered service in 2007. There was much controversy following the decision to award the shipbuilding contracts to yards outside Scotland.<ref name="h_bute">{{cite web | url=http://www.shipsofcalmac.co.uk/h_bute1.asp | title=History of MV Bute| publisher=Ships of Calmac | accessdate=1 July 2011}}</ref> The streakers' removal from Rothesay was delayed by pier work to install an end-loading [[linkspan]], allowing full ro-ro operation.<ref name="h_bute"/>

From 2002, the service to Dunoon was supplemented by passenger catamaran {{MV|Ali Cat}}, owned by Solent and Wightline Cruises and chartered by CalMac from [[Red Funnel Line]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://shipsofcalmac.co.uk/ships.asp?vessel=alicat | title=The Fleet - Ali Cat | publisher=Ships of Calmac | accessdate=7 January 2012}}</ref> {{MV|Saturn}} last served Dunoon on 29 June 2011, and was then scheduled to operate the summer relief on the [[Isle of Arran|Arran]] crossing.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://shipsofcalmac.co.uk/ships.asp?vessel=saturn | title=The Fleet - Saturn| publisher=Ships of Calmac | accessdate=7 January 2012}}</ref> From 30 June 2011, the Gourock - Dunoon service was awarded on a passenger-only basis to the newly formed [[David MacBrayne Ltd]] subsidiary [[Argyll Ferries]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.transportscotland.gov.uk/water/ferries/subsidised/gourock-dunoon| title=Gourock - Dunoon ferry| publisher=Transport Scotland| accessdate=7 January 2012}}</ref> Argyll Ferries purchased {{MV|Ali Cat}} and a former Irish boat renamed {{MV|Argyll Flyer}} to serve the route. ''Argyll Flyer'' was not available for the start of the passenger-only service due to prop shaft problems. The company leased the cruise boat {{MV|Clyde Clipper}} from Clyde Cruises to start the service, but she was out of service with engine problems for most of the first day.<ref name='Tele 2011-07-01'> {{cite news | first = David | last = Goodwin | title = Ferry Launch is hit by first-day breakdown | date = 2011-07-01 | work = Greenock Telegraph | page = 2}}</ref>

''Juno'' and ''Jupiter'' were withdrawn from service in 2010, and by June 2011 ''Juno'' had been broken up at Rosneath,<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.buteman.co.uk/news/local-headlines/end_of_road_for_former_rothesay_ferry_1_1636885| title=End of road for former Rothesay ferry| date=20 May 2011| work=The Buteman| accessdate=7 January 2012}}</ref> while ''Jupiter'' was sold to breakers in Denmark for recycling in that month.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.steamships.org.uk/forums/showthread.php?963-A-tribute-to-MV-Jupiter-1973-2011| title=A tribute to MV Jupiter, 1973-2011| format=video | publisher=National Steam Ship Preservation forum| accessdate=7 January 2012}}</ref>

===Loch class===
[[File:MV Loch Fyne approaching Fishnish.jpg|thumb|right|{{MV|Loch Fyne}} approaching Fishnish]]
The Loch class are group of smaller vessels with a single car deck, running the length of the ship, with a ramp at each end. They vary in length from 54.27m down to 30.2m. Most are symmetrical when viewed from the side, with no operational bow or stern. Passenger accommodation is down one or both sides of the ship. {{MV|Loch Portain}}, {{MV|Loch Buie}} and {{MV|Loch Shira}} also have a lounge above the car deck. They operate on shorter crossings, usually between 5 and 30 minutes, although MV ''Loch Portain'' takes 70 minutes to cross the [[Sound of Harris]] between [[Berneray, North Uist|Berneray]] and [[Leverburgh]].

The original four Loch class vessels were based on {{MV|Isle of Cumbrae}}. At 30.2m in length, they can carry 12 cars and 200 passengers.<ref name="fleet"/> The largest and newest, {{MV|Loch Shira}} is 54.27m by 13.90m and can carry 32 cars and 250 passengers.<ref name="fleet"/> She was built for and is currently running on the [[Largs]] to [[Cumbrae]] route. The previous largest vessels in the class, {{MV|Loch Fyne}} and {{MV|Loch Dunvegan}}, a mere 7 centimetres shorter, were built for the [[Skye]] crossing. They were made redundant by the opening of the [[Skye Bridge]] and eventually found redeployment elsewhere.

Of similar design, but larger than the Loch class, {{MV|Hallaig}} was launched in 2012 for the [[Raasay]] service. She is powered by a hybrid combination of batteries and a small diesel engine - a world first for a sea-going RO-RO vessel.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.shipsofcalmac.co.uk/h_hallaig.asp |title=History of Hallaig |publisher=Ships of Calmac |deadurl=no |accessdate=2 February 2013}}</ref> A second hybrid ferry, {{MV|Lochinvar}} was launched in May 2013 for the [[Tarbert, Argyll and Bute|Tarbert]] to [[Portavadie]] route.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.cmassets.co.uk/en/our-work/projects/current-projects/hybrid-ferries-project.html| title=Hybrid Ferries Project| publisher=[[Caledonian Maritime Assets]]| accessdate=24 August 2013}}</ref> The third hybrid ferry, {{MV|Catriona}}, is expected to be launched in December 2015.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://forargyll.com/?p=99282| title=Catriona: a sister for Hallaig and Lochinvar| publisher=ForArgyll.com| accessdate=17 August 2015}}</ref>

===Island class===
[[File:MV Eigg.jpg|thumb|right|{{MV|Eigg}} at Achnacriosh, Lismore]]
Eight Island class vessels were built by [[James Lamont & Co]] at [[Port Glasgow]], between 1972 and 1976, as the predecessors to the Loch class. They were of a very simple design, based on World War II landing craft. They had a two-part folding bow ramp, leading to an open plan car deck incorporating a small turntable immediately aft and a sheltered area of passenger accommodation at the stern. The wheelhouse was above the passenger accommodation and the main mast above the ramp at the bow. A radar mast sat on top of the bridge, just forward of the small funnel and engine exhaust.<ref name="class">{{cite web |url=http://www.shipsofcalmac.co.uk/ff_island_class.asp |title=Island Class Vessels |publisher=Ships of Calmac |accessdate=2009-08-02}}</ref>

Only two of the original eight remain in the fleet, {{MV|Eigg}} and {{MV|Raasay}}. They are the smallest vessels in Calmac's fleet and at 22.5m long can carry 164 passengers and 6 cars. {{MV|Canna}} is now operated by Rathlin Island Ferry Ltd.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://rathlinballycastleferry.com/PressReleaseApril28th.pdf| format=PDF| title=Press Release: A Warm Welcome for New Rathlin Operator| date=28 April 2008| publisher=Rathlin Island Ferry Ltd| accessdate=20 September 2009}}</ref>

===Other vessels===
[[File:Scotland Armadale Mallaig ferry.jpg|thumb|right|''Coruisk'' at [[Armadale, Skye|Armadale]]]]
There are two vessels in the fleet which cannot be listed in the above categories.

;MV ''Coruisk''
{{MV|Coruisk}} is a 65 m 'sheltered water vessel', operating on the [[Mallaig]]-[[Armadale, Skye]] route in summer, and on the Clyde in winter. She appears rather tall for her length, and is very distinctive with her incredible jumble of passenger accommodation above the car deck - which is fitted out to standards as high as any other vessel in the fleet. She looks similar to the 'Loch Class' vessels, but has a recognisable bow and stern (this designation is only an operational one when sea conditions necessitate the use of the vessel's stabilising fins, otherwise adequate progress for crossings can be made in "reverse").{{Fact|date=December 2008}}

[[File:MV Lochnevis.JPG|thumb|right|''Lochnevis'' calls at [[Canna, Scotland|Canna.]]]]
;MV ''Lochnevis''
{{MV|Lochnevis}} is a highly specialised ship serving the [[Small Isles]] of [[Eigg]], [[Canna, Scotland|Canna]], [[Rùm]] and [[Muck, Scotland|Muck]] from Mallaig. She is 49.2 m, and has capacity for 190 passengers. Her vehicle deck can accommodate up to 14 cars, but is empty on most sailings due to the lack of roads and vehicle restrictions on the Small Isles. It is instead used mostly for goods and vital equipment for the islands. ''Lochnevis'' has a surprisingly large vehicle ramp, which dominates her appearance.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.shipsofcalmac.co.uk/h_lochnevis.asp| title=History - MV Lochnevis| publisher=Ships of Calmac| accessdate=17 July 2010}}</ref> This allows her to berth a considerable distance from slipways, protecting her exposed [[Azipod]] propulsion systems in shallow waters.

==Fleet statistics==
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" cellpadding="2"
!width="200"|Name
!width="50"|Cars
!width="100"|Type
!width="150"|Launched
!width="275"|Shipbuilder
|-
|{{MV|Eigg}} || 6 || Car ferry || 1975 || [[James Lamont & Co]]
|-
|{{MV|Raasay}} || 6 || Car ferry || 1976 || [[James Lamont & Co]]
|-
|{{MV|Isle of Cumbrae}} || 18 || Car ferry || 1977 || [[Ailsa Shipbuilding Company]]
|-
|{{MV|Isle of Arran}} || 80 || Car ferry || 1983 || [[Ferguson Shipbuilders|Ferguson Ailsa Ltd]]
|-
|{{MV|Hebridean Isles}} || 68 || Car ferry || 1985 || [[Cochrane Shipbuilders]] Ltd
|-
|{{MV|Loch Striven}} || 12 || Car ferry || 1986 || [[Richard Dunston (shipbuilder)|R.Dunston]]
|-
|{{MV|Loch Linnhe}} || 12 || Car ferry || 1986 || [[Richard Dunston (shipbuilder)|R.Dunston]]
|-
|{{MV|Loch Riddon}} || 12 || Car ferry || 1986 || [[Richard Dunston (shipbuilder)|R.Dunston]]
|-
|{{MV|Loch Ranza}} || 12 || Car ferry || 1987 || [[Richard Dunston (shipbuilder)|R.Dunston]]
|-
|{{MV|Isle of Mull}} || 80 || Car ferry || 1987 || [[Ferguson Shipbuilders]]
|-
|{{MV|Lord of the Isles}} || 56 || Car ferry || 1989 || [[Ferguson Shipbuilders]]
|-
|{{MV|Loch Dunvegan}} II || 36 || Car ferry || 1991 || [[Ferguson Shipbuilders]]
|-
|{{MV|Loch Fyne}} || 36 || Car ferry || 1991 || [[Ferguson Shipbuilders]]
|-
|{{MV|Loch Buie}} || 10 || Car ferry || 1992 || [[J W Miller & Sons Ltd]]
|-
|{{MV|Loch Tarbert}} || 18 || Car ferry || 1992 || [[J W Miller & Sons Ltd]]
|-
|{{MV|Caledonian Isles}} || 110 || Car ferry || 1993 || [[Richards Shipbuilders]]
|-
|{{MV|Isle of Lewis}} || 123 || Car ferry || 1995 || [[Ferguson Shipbuilders]]
|-
|{{MV|Loch Bhrusda}} || 18 || Car ferry || 1996 || [[McTay Marine]]
|-
|{{MV|Loch Alainn}} || 24 || Car ferry || 1997 || [[Herd & McKenzie Shipbuilders|Buckie Shipbuilders Ltd]]
|-
|{{MV|Clansman}} V || 90 || Car ferry || 1998 || [[Appledore Shipbuilders]]
|-
|{{MV|Lochnevis}} II || 14 || Car ferry || 2000 || [[Ailsa Shipbuilding Company]]
|-
|{{MV|Hebrides}} III || 110 || Car ferry || 2000 || [[Ferguson Shipbuilders]]
|-
|{{MV|Loch Portain}} || 32 || Car ferry || 2003 || Feniks, Gdańsk and [[McTay Marine]]
|-
|{{MV|Coruisk}} III || 40 || Car ferry || 2003 || [[Appledore Shipbuilders]]
|-
|{{MV|Bute}} VII || 60 || Car ferry || 2005 || [[Remontowa|Remontowa Group]]
|-
|{{MV|Argyle}} VII || 60 || Car ferry || 2006 ||[[Remontowa|Remontowa Group]]
|-
|{{MV|Loch Shira}} || 24 || Car ferry || 2006 || [[Ferguson Shipbuilders]]
|-
|{{MV|Finlaggan}} || 85 || Car ferry || 2010 || [[Remontowa|Remontowa Group]]
|-
|{{MV|Hallaig}} || 23 || Hybrid Car ferry || 2012 || [[Ferguson Shipbuilders]]
|-
|{{MV|Lochinvar}} || 23 || Hybrid Car ferry || 2013 || [[Ferguson Shipbuilders]]
|-
|{{MV|Loch Seaforth|2014|6}} || 143 || Car ferry || 2014 || [[Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft]]
|-
|{{MV|Catriona}} || 23 || Hybrid Car ferry || 2015 || [[Ferguson Shipbuilders]]
|}

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 These vessels usually operate on the longer crossings, with high passenger numbers.
-[[MV Loch Seaforth (2014)|MV ''Loch Seaforth'']], at 116m in length the largest vessel in the fleet, operates on the [[Ullapool]] to [[Stornoway]], [[Lewis]] run. {{MV|Caledonian Isles}} has the highest passenger capacity and can carry 1000 people on the [[Ardrossan]] to [[Brodick]], [[Isle of Arran|Arran]] crossing. {{MV|Hebrides}} crosses [[The Minch]] from [[Uig, Skye]], while {{MV|Isle of Mull}}, {{MV|Lord of the Isles}} and {{MV|Clansman}} are based in [[Oban]], serving the [[Isle of Mull|Mull]], [[Coll]], [[Colonsay]], [[Tiree]] and the [[Outer Hebrides]]. {{MV|Finlaggan}} and {{MV|Hebridean Isles}} serve [[Islay]] from [[Kennacraig]].<ref name="fleet">{{cite web| url=http://www.calmac.co.uk/on-board/on-board-your-ferry| title=On Board Your Ferry: The CalMac Fleet| publisher=[[Caledonian MacBrayne]]| accessdate=1 July 2011}}</ref> {{MV|Isle of Arran}}, replaced at Islay in 2011,<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.islayinfo.com/islay_ferry.html| title=Islay Ferry| publisher=Isle of Islay| accessdate=7 December 2012}}</ref> is a spare vessel and now acts as second summer vessel between Ardrossan and Brodick and, from May 2013, the pilot service from Ardrossan to Campbeltown.
+[[MV Loch Seaforth (2014)|MV ''Loch Seaforth'']], at 116m in length the largest vessel in the fleet, operates on the [[Ullapool]] to [[Stornoway]], [[Lewis]] run. {{MV|Caledonian Isles}} has the highest passenger capacity and can carry 1000 people on the [[Ardrossan]] to [[Brodick]], [[Isle of Arran|Arran]] crossing. {{MV|Hebrides}} crosses [[The Minch]] from [[Uig, Skye]], while {{MV|Isle of Mull}}, {{MV|Lord of the Isles}} and {{MV|Clansman}} are based in [[Oban]], serving the [[Isle of Mull|Mull]], [[Coll]], [[Colonsay]], [[Tiree]] and the [[Outer Hebrides]]. {{MV|Finlaggan}} and {{MV|Hebridean Isles}} serve [[Islay]] from [[Kennacraig]]. {{MV|Isle of Arran}}, replaced at Islay in 2011, is a spare vessel and now acts as second summer vessel between Ardrossan and Brodick and, from May 2013, the pilot service from Ardrossan to Campbeltown.
 ===Clyde services===
 [[File:MV Argyle 4507b.jpg|thumb|right||{{MV|Argyle}} off Gourock]]
-The former Clyde ferries, {{MV|Jupiter}}, {{MV|Juno|1974|6}} and {{MV|Saturn}} provided the [[Dunoon]] and [[Rothesay, Bute|Rothesay]] services for the best part of 35 years. They were nicknamed the "streakers", because of their speed and ability to manoeuvre rapidly both at sea and in port. The [[Wemyss Bay]] to Rothesay route is now operated by two vessels, built in Poland, {{MV|Bute}} (delivered in spring 2005) and {{MV|Argyle}}, which entered service in 2007. There was much controversy following the decision to award the shipbuilding contracts to yards outside Scotland.<ref name="h_bute">{{cite web | url=http://www.shipsofcalmac.co.uk/h_bute1.asp | title=History of MV Bute| publisher=Ships of Calmac | accessdate=1 July 2011}}</ref> The streakers' removal from Rothesay was delayed by pier work to install an end-loading [[linkspan]], allowing full ro-ro operation.<ref name="h_bute"/>
+The former Clyde ferries, {{MV|Jupiter}}, {{MV|Juno|1974|6}} and {{MV|Saturn}} provided the [[Dunoon]] and [[Rothesay, Bute|Rothesay]] services for the best part of 35 years. They were nicknamed the "streakers", because of their speed and ability to manoeuvre rapidly both at sea and in port. The [[Wemyss Bay]] to Rothesay route is now operated by two vessels, built in Poland, {{MV|Bute}} (delivered in spring 2005) and {{MV|Argyle}}, which entered service in 2007. There was much controversy following the decision to award the shipbuilding contracts to yards outside Scotland. The streakers' removal from Rothesay was delayed by pier work to install an end-loading linkspan, allowing full ro-ro operation.
-From 2002, the service to Dunoon was supplemented by passenger catamaran {{MV|Ali Cat}}, owned by Solent and Wightline Cruises and chartered by CalMac from [[Red Funnel Line]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://shipsofcalmac.co.uk/ships.asp?vessel=alicat | title=The Fleet - Ali Cat | publisher=Ships of Calmac | accessdate=7 January 2012}}</ref> {{MV|Saturn}} last served Dunoon on 29 June 2011, and was then scheduled to operate the summer relief on the [[Isle of Arran|Arran]] crossing.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://shipsofcalmac.co.uk/ships.asp?vessel=saturn | title=The Fleet - Saturn| publisher=Ships of Calmac | accessdate=7 January 2012}}</ref> From 30 June 2011, the Gourock - Dunoon service was awarded on a passenger-only basis to the newly formed [[David MacBrayne Ltd]] subsidiary [[Argyll Ferries]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.transportscotland.gov.uk/water/ferries/subsidised/gourock-dunoon| title=Gourock - Dunoon ferry| publisher=Transport Scotland| accessdate=7 January 2012}}</ref> Argyll Ferries purchased {{MV|Ali Cat}} and a former Irish boat renamed {{MV|Argyll Flyer}} to serve the route. ''Argyll Flyer'' was not available for the start of the passenger-only service due to prop shaft problems. The company leased the cruise boat {{MV|Clyde Clipper}} from Clyde Cruises to start the service, but she was out of service with engine problems for most of the first day.<ref name='Tele 2011-07-01'> {{cite news | first = David | last = Goodwin | title = Ferry Launch is hit by first-day breakdown | date = 2011-07-01 | work = Greenock Telegraph | page = 2}}</ref>
+From 2002, the service to Dunoon was supplemented by passenger catamaran {{MV|Ali Cat}}, owned by Solent and Wightline Cruises and chartered by CalMac from [[Red Funnel Line]]. {{MV|Saturn}} last served Dunoon on 29 June 2011, and was then scheduled to operate the summer relief on the [[Isle of Arran|Arran]] crossing. From 30 June 2011, the Gourock - Dunoon service was awarded on a passenger-only basis to the newly formed [[David MacBrayne Ltd]] subsidiary [[Argyll Ferries]]. Argyll Ferries purchased {{MV|Ali Cat}} and a former Irish boat renamed {{MV|Argyll Flyer}} to serve the route. ''Argyll Flyer'' was not available for the start of the passenger-only service due to prop shaft problems. The company leased the cruise boat {{MV|Clyde Clipper}} from Clyde Cruises to start the service, but she was out of service with engine problems for most of the first day.
-''Juno'' and ''Jupiter'' were withdrawn from service in 2010, and by June 2011 ''Juno'' had been broken up at Rosneath,<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.buteman.co.uk/news/local-headlines/end_of_road_for_former_rothesay_ferry_1_1636885| title=End of road for former Rothesay ferry| date=20 May 2011| work=The Buteman| accessdate=7 January 2012}}</ref> while ''Jupiter'' was sold to breakers in Denmark for recycling in that month.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.steamships.org.uk/forums/showthread.php?963-A-tribute-to-MV-Jupiter-1973-2011| title=A tribute to MV Jupiter, 1973-2011| format=video | publisher=National Steam Ship Preservation forum| accessdate=7 January 2012}}</ref>
+''Juno'' and ''Jupiter'' were withdrawn from service in 2010, and by June 2011 ''Juno'' had been broken up at Rosneath, while ''Jupiter'' was sold to breakers in Denmark for recycling in that month.
 ===Loch class===
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 The Loch class are group of smaller vessels with a single car deck, running the length of the ship, with a ramp at each end. They vary in length from 54.27m down to  30.2m. Most are symmetrical when viewed from the side, with no operational bow or stern. Passenger accommodation is down one or both sides of the ship. {{MV|Loch Portain}}, {{MV|Loch Buie}} and {{MV|Loch Shira}} also have a lounge above the car deck. They operate on shorter crossings, usually between 5 and 30 minutes, although MV ''Loch Portain'' takes 70 minutes to cross the [[Sound of Harris]] between [[Berneray, North Uist|Berneray]] and [[Leverburgh]].
-The original four Loch class vessels were based on {{MV|Isle of Cumbrae}}. At 30.2m in length, they can carry 12 cars and 200 passengers.<ref name="fleet"/> The largest and newest, {{MV|Loch Shira}} is 54.27m by 13.90m and can carry 32 cars and 250 passengers.<ref name="fleet"/> She was built for and is currently running on the [[Largs]] to [[Cumbrae]] route. The previous largest vessels in the class, {{MV|Loch Fyne}} and {{MV|Loch Dunvegan}}, a mere 7 centimetres shorter, were built for the [[Skye]] crossing. They were made redundant by the opening of the [[Skye Bridge]] and eventually found redeployment elsewhere.
+The original four Loch class vessels were based on {{MV|Isle of Cumbrae}}. At 30.2m in length, they can carry 12 cars and 200 passengers. The largest and newest, {{MV|Loch Shira}} is 54.27m by 13.90m and can carry 32 cars and 250 passengers. She was built for and is currently running on the [[Largs]] to [[Cumbrae]] route. The previous largest vessels in the class, {{MV|Loch Fyne}} and {{MV|Loch Dunvegan}}, a mere 7 centimetres shorter, were built for the [[Skye]] crossing. They were made redundant by the opening of the [[Skye Bridge]] and eventually found redeployment elsewhere.
-Of similar design, but larger than the Loch class, {{MV|Hallaig}} was launched in 2012 for the [[Raasay]] service. She is powered by a hybrid combination of batteries and a small diesel engine - a world first for a sea-going RO-RO vessel.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.shipsofcalmac.co.uk/h_hallaig.asp |title=History of Hallaig |publisher=Ships of Calmac |deadurl=no |accessdate=2 February 2013}}</ref> A second hybrid ferry, {{MV|Lochinvar}} was launched in May 2013 for the [[Tarbert, Argyll and Bute|Tarbert]] to [[Portavadie]] route.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.cmassets.co.uk/en/our-work/projects/current-projects/hybrid-ferries-project.html| title=Hybrid Ferries Project| publisher=[[Caledonian Maritime Assets]]| accessdate=24 August 2013}}</ref> The third hybrid ferry, {{MV|Catriona}}, is expected to be launched in December 2015.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://forargyll.com/?p=99282| title=Catriona: a sister for Hallaig and Lochinvar| publisher=ForArgyll.com| accessdate=17 August 2015}}</ref>
+Of similar design, but larger than the Loch class, {{MV|Hallaig}} was launched in 2012 for the [[Raasay]] service. She is powered by a hybrid combination of batteries and a small diesel engine - a world first for a sea-going RO-RO vessel. A second hybrid ferry, {{MV|Lochinvar}} was launched in May 2013 for the [[Tarbert, Argyll and Bute|Tarbert]] to [[Portavadie]] route. The third hybrid ferry, {{MV|Catriona}}, is expected to be launched in December 2015.
 ===Island class===
 [[File:MV Eigg.jpg|thumb|right|{{MV|Eigg}} at Achnacriosh, Lismore]]
-Eight Island class vessels were built by [[James Lamont & Co]] at [[Port Glasgow]], between 1972 and 1976, as the predecessors to the Loch class. They were of a very simple design, based on World War II landing craft. They had a two-part folding bow ramp, leading to an open plan car deck incorporating a small turntable immediately aft and a sheltered area of passenger accommodation at the stern. The wheelhouse was above the passenger accommodation and the main mast above the ramp at the bow. A radar mast sat on top of the bridge, just forward of the small funnel and engine exhaust.<ref name="class">{{cite web |url=http://www.shipsofcalmac.co.uk/ff_island_class.asp |title=Island Class Vessels |publisher=Ships of Calmac |accessdate=2009-08-02}}</ref>
+Eight Island class vessels were built by [[James Lamont & Co]] at [[Port Glasgow]], between 1972 and 1976, as the predecessors to the Loch class. They were of a very simple design, based on World War II landing craft. They had a two-part folding bow ramp, leading to an open plan car deck incorporating a small turntable immediately aft and a sheltered area of passenger accommodation at the stern. The wheelhouse was above the passenger accommodation and the main mast above the ramp at the bow. A radar mast sat on top of the bridge, just forward of the small funnel and engine exhaust.
-Only two of the original eight remain in the fleet, {{MV|Eigg}} and {{MV|Raasay}}. They are the smallest vessels in Calmac's fleet and at 22.5m long can carry 164 passengers and 6 cars. {{MV|Canna}} is now operated by Rathlin Island Ferry Ltd.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://rathlinballycastleferry.com/PressReleaseApril28th.pdf| format=PDF| title=Press Release: A Warm Welcome for New Rathlin Operator| date=28 April 2008| publisher=Rathlin Island Ferry Ltd| accessdate=20 September 2009}}</ref>
+Only two of the original eight remain in the fleet, {{MV|Eigg}} and {{MV|Raasay}}. They are the smallest vessels in Calmac's fleet and at 22.5m long can carry 164 passengers and 6 cars. {{MV|Canna}} is now operated by Rathlin Island Ferry Ltd.
 ===Other vessels===
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 ;MV ''Coruisk''
-{{MV|Coruisk}} is a 65 m 'sheltered water vessel', operating on the [[Mallaig]]-[[Armadale, Skye]] route in summer, and on the Clyde in winter. She appears rather tall for her length, and is very distinctive with her incredible jumble of passenger accommodation above the car deck - which is fitted out to standards as high as any other vessel in the fleet. She looks similar to the 'Loch Class' vessels, but has a recognisable bow and stern (this designation is only an operational one when sea conditions necessitate the use of the vessel's stabilising fins, otherwise adequate progress for crossings can be made in "reverse").{{Fact|date=December 2008}}
+{{MV|Coruisk}} is a 65 m 'sheltered water vessel', operating on the [[Mallaig]]-[[Armadale, Skye]] route in summer, and on the Clyde in winter. She appears rather tall for her length, and is very distinctive with her incredible jumble of passenger accommodation above the car deck - which is fitted out to standards as high as any other vessel in the fleet. She looks similar to the 'Loch Class' vessels, but has a recognisable bow and stern (this designation is only an operational one when sea conditions necessitate the use of the vessel's stabilising fins, otherwise adequate progress for crossings can be made in "reverse").
 [[File:MV Lochnevis.JPG|thumb|right|''Lochnevis'' calls at [[Canna, Scotland|Canna.]]]]
 ;MV ''Lochnevis''
-{{MV|Lochnevis}} is a highly specialised ship serving the [[Small Isles]] of [[Eigg]], [[Canna, Scotland|Canna]], [[Rùm]] and [[Muck, Scotland|Muck]] from Mallaig. She is 49.2 m, and has capacity for 190 passengers. Her vehicle deck can accommodate up to 14 cars, but is empty on most sailings due to the lack of roads and vehicle restrictions on the Small Isles. It is instead used mostly for goods and vital equipment for the islands. ''Lochnevis'' has a surprisingly large vehicle ramp, which dominates her appearance.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.shipsofcalmac.co.uk/h_lochnevis.asp| title=History - MV Lochnevis| publisher=Ships of Calmac| accessdate=17 July 2010}}</ref> This allows her to berth a considerable distance from slipways, protecting her exposed [[Azipod]] propulsion systems in shallow waters.
+{{MV|Lochnevis}} is a highly specialised ship serving the [[Small Isles]] of [[Eigg]], [[Canna, Scotland|Canna]], [[Rùm]] and [[Muck, Scotland|Muck]] from Mallaig. She is 49.2 m, and has capacity for 190 passengers. Her vehicle deck can accommodate up to 14 cars, but is empty on most sailings due to the lack of roads and vehicle restrictions on the Small Isles. It is instead used mostly for goods and vital equipment for the islands. ''Lochnevis'' has a surprisingly large vehicle ramp, which dominates her appearance. This allows her to berth a considerable distance from slipways, protecting her exposed [[Azipod]] propulsion systems in shallow waters.
 ==Fleet statistics==