MV Bute
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For the 1954 ferry, see MV Bute (1954).
MV Bute (Scottish Gaelic: Eilean Bhòid) is a ferry operated by Caledonian MacBrayne, on the route between Wemyss Bay on the Scottish mainland and Rothesay on Bute ('Sea Road to Rothesay').
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Sailing from Rothesay to Wemyss Bay, May 2019. | |
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Owner | Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited |
Operator | Caledonian MacBrayne |
Port of registry | Glasgow, United Kingdom |
Route | Wemyss Bay - Rothesay |
Ordered | 22 March 2004 |
Builder | Remontowa (Gdańsk, Poland) |
Cost | £8,500,000[2] |
Yard number | 1333 |
Launched | 9 February 2005[3] |
Christened |
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Maiden voyage | 11 July 2005 |
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Status | in service |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Lloyds 100A1 RoRo passenger ferry with Class IV certificate[4] |
Tonnage | 2,612 gt[1] |
Length | 72 m (236 ft 3 in)[1] |
Beam | 15.3 m (50 ft 2 in) |
Draft | 5 m (16 ft 5 in) |
Installed power | 2,660 kW (3,567 bhp) @1000 R.P.M. combined. 1,520 kW (2,038 bhp) from 8M20 and 1,140 kW (1,529 bhp) from 6M20. |
Propulsion | 1x MAK 8M20 + 1x MAK 6M20 Engines Burning M.G.O. Driving Schottel twin prop STP 12/12 and STP 10/10 through TwinDisc MCD slipping clutches. |
Speed | 14 knots (16 mph; 26 km/h) |
Capacity | 450 passengers, 60 cars |
Crew | 12 |
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