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MV Maid of Glencoul

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MV Maid of Glencoul is a Highland Council ferry, previously at Kylesku and now at Corran.

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History

Maid of Glencoul was built in Ardrossan for Highland Council in 1976.

Layout

Maid of Glencoul has a single car deck with offset bow and stern ramps.

Service

Built for Kylesku, she was the first vessel there capable of carrying fully loaded commercial vehicles.[4] After the opening of the Kylesku Bridge, in 1984, she became the Corran Ferry.[5] She is now the backup vessel at Corran, providing cover for MV Corran's annual overhaul, and for any breakdowns.

Footnotes

  1. [1]
    "Maid of Glencoul". Caledonian Maritime Research Trust. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Ships Index – M". World Shipping Register. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
  3. [3]
    "Maid of Glencoul". Shipspotting. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
  4. [4]
    "Kylesku". Undiscovered Scotland. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
  5. [5]
    "Corran Ferry". Undiscovered Scotland. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
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