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MV Hebrides
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For the MacBraynes' car ferry, see MV Hebrides (1964).
MV Hebrides (Scottish Gaelic: Innse Gall) is a ferry operated by Caledonian MacBrayne from Uig to Lochmaddy and Tarbert, the main settlements of North Uist and Harris respectively.
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Name |
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Owner | Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited |
Operator | Caledonian MacBrayne |
Port of registry | Glasgow |
Route | Uig - Tarbert/Lochmaddy |
Builder | Ferguson Shipbuilders, Port Glasgow |
Yard number | 708 |
Launched | 2 August 2000 by Queen Elizabeth II[2] |
Maiden voyage | 24 March 2001 |
Identification |
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Status | In service |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 5,506 gt |
Length | 99 m (325 ft) |
Beam | 15.8 m (51 ft 10 in) |
Draught | 3.22 m (10 ft 7 in) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 16.5 kn (31 km/h) (service) |
Capacity | 612 passengers, 90 cars |
Crew | 34 |
Notes | [2] |
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