MV Loch Ranza

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MV Loch Ranza is a Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited ro-ro car ferry, operated by Caledonian MacBrayne, serving the island of Gigha.

History

MV Loch Ranza was the last of four drive-through ferries built in the 1980s by Dunston's of Hessle, to cope with increasing traffic on CalMac's smaller routes.

Layout

The four vessels were based on the design of MV Isle of Cumbrae. They had a second passenger lounge, on the port side, reducing the capacity of the car deck.

Service

MV Loch Ranza replaced MV Rhum on the Lochranza–Claonaig crossing in April 1987. After only five years, she was replaced by the larger MV Loch Tarbert. Loch Ranza moved to the Tayinloan–Gigha crossing in July 1992, where she has remained since.

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