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MV Argyle
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MV Argyle (Scottish Gaelic: Earra-Ghàidheal) is a ferry operated by Caledonian MacBrayne on the route between Wemyss Bay on the Scottish mainland and Rothesay on the Isle of Bute ('Sea Road to Rothesay'). She is the seventh Clyde ship to have the name Argyle.
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![]() Sailing from Wemyss Bay to Rothesay, May 2019. | |
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Name |
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Owner | Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited |
Operator | Caledonian MacBrayne |
Port of registry | Glasgow, United Kingdom |
Route | Wemyss Bay - Rothesay |
Builder | Remontowa (Gdańsk, Poland) |
Cost | £9 million |
Launched | 12 September 2006 |
Christened |
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Maiden voyage | 16 May 2007 |
Identification |
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Status | in service |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Ro-ro passenger ferry |
Tonnage | 2,643[1] |
Length | 72 m[2] |
Beam | 15.3 m |
Draft | 3 m |
Speed | 18 kn (33 km/h) |
Capacity | 450 passengers, 60 cars |
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