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In c. 1636 - 1662 Robert Gordon's manuscript map marks the isle as 'Lady Yle' and shows two islands. [2] John Adair in his 1686 A mape of the west of Scotland containing Clydsdail, Nithsdail, Ranfrew, Shyre of Ayre, & Galloway. shows Lady Isle as Mary Isle and indicates a chapel as being located on the island. In 1745 Moll used the name Lady ...
MV Mona's Queen (V) Official No. 307621 was a car-ferry built in 1971–72 for the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company. From 1972 to 1990, she operated to and from Douglas, Isle of Man. After a lengthy lay-up, she was sold in 1995, renamed Mary the Queen and operated as a ferry in south-east Asia, mainly sailing between Manila and Boracay. She was ...
She entered service on the Troon-Brodick route on 12 January 2025. [5] The second dual-fuel ferry, MV Glen Rosa , was launched on 12 March 2024 and is expected to delivered by 31 May 2025. [ 6 ] The construction of these two vessels were much delayed in their construction, having been delayed by over 6 years due to a variety of factors.
During the summer 2012 period, Isle of Arran was limited to carrying 12 passengers, primarily HGV drivers, during the week, whilst a full passenger service was provided on Saturdays. From May to September 2013, MV Isle of Arran could carry its full capacity throughout the week, doubling the service to Arran from Monday to Wednesday.
MV Glenachulish is a ferry operating a summer service between Glenelg, on the Scottish mainland, and Kylerhea, on the Isle of Skye. Built in 1969, she is the last manually operated steel turntable ferry in the world. [1] [2] [3] The route avoids the 36-mile (58 km) road journey via the Skye Bridge.
MV Isle of Arran (Scottish Gaelic: Eilean Arainn) is a drive-through ferry operated on the west coast of Scotland by Caledonian MacBrayne.Also known by her local nicknames IOA and The Auld Trooper, she entered service in 1984 on the Ardrossan to Brodick route, serving Arran for nine years before being moved to Kennacraig.
As a result, in 1891 the NNWSS took over the rival Liverpool, Llandudno and Welsh Coast Steam Boat Company (LL&WC) to form the LNWSC. The original St Tudno was sold to Germany , but along with the older and smaller LL&WC steamers was replaced by the brand new St Tudno , which became the first ship to run under LNWSC colours.
The ship, built in St Monans, Fife, has been in service since 1986 and is operated by the Shetland Islands Council.. MV Good Shepherd IV passing Sumburgh Head.. The previous ferry on this route, Good Shepherd III, was a former inshore trawler, owned by the islanders since 1972.