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|Ship image=File:MV Isle of Cumbrae.jpg
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|Ship caption=At [[Tarbert, Kintyre|Tarbert, Loch Fyne]], May 2019.
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|Ship country= [[United Kingdom]]
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|Ship name=*MV ''Isle of Cumbrae''
*{{small|{{langx|gd|Eilean Chumraigh}} <ref name=calmac/>}}
|Ship namesake = [[Great Cumbrae|Isle of Cumbrae]]
|Ship owner=[[Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited]]
|Ship operator=[[Caledonian MacBrayne]]
|Ship registry=[[Glasgow]]
|Ship route= *[[Tarbert, Kintyre|Tarbert]] - [[Portavadie]] (summer)
*Relief vessel (winter)
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|Ship builder= [[Ailsa Shipbuilding Company]], [[Troon]]<ref name="calmac"/>
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|Ship yard number= 551
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|Ship launched=22 December 1976
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|Ship in service=4 April 1977
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|Ship identification=*{{IMO Number|7521625}}<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.shipspotting.com/ships/ship.php?imo=7521625| title=Isle of Cumbrae - IMO: 7521625| publisher=Shipspotting| accessdate=7 September 2018}}</ref>
*Callsign: 2MTM
*[[Maritime Mobile Service Identity|MMSI]] Number: 232003244
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|Ship class=[[ro-ro]] vehicle ferry
|Ship tonnage= {{GT|169}}; {{DWT|72|metric}}<ref name=calmac>{{cite web| url=https://www.calmac.co.uk/fleet/mv-isle-of-cumbrae| title=Isle of Cumbrae| publisher=Caledonian MacBrayne| accessdate=5 December 2019}}</ref>
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|Ship length={{convert|32|m|ftin|abbr=on}}<ref name=calmac/>
|Ship beam={{convert|10|m|ftin|abbr=on}}<ref name=calmac/>
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|Ship draught= {{cvt|1.4|m|ftin}}
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|Ship power=*1. 6-cyl Gardner Engines Ltd, Manchester<ref name=ships/><br/>
*2. 2 × Scania D9, 171&nbsp;kW @ 1,800 RPM{{Citation needed|date=November 2020}}
|Ship propulsion=2 × [[Voith Schneider Propeller]]s
|Ship speed={{cvt|8.5|kn|km/h}}
|Ship capacity=160 passengers and 18 cars
|Ship crew=3
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'''MV ''Isle of Cumbrae''''' ({{langx|gd|Eilean Chumraigh}}) is a [[Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited]] [[ro-ro]] car ferry, built in 1976 and operated by [[Caledonian MacBrayne]]. For ten years she was at [[Largs]] and operated the [[Loch Fyne]] crossing from 1999 to 2014. She was replaced by the {{MV|Lochinvar}} in 2014, a new diesel-electric hybrid ferry capable of holding 23 cars and 150 passengers.<ref name="new hybrid ferry">{{cite web| url=https://www.cmassets.co.uk/build-complete-on-second-hybrid-ferry-mv-lochinvar/| title=Build complete on second hybrid ferry - MV LOCHINVAR| publisher=Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd| date=8 May 2014| accessdate=6 June 2014}}</ref> She returned to Tarbert in 2016 after {{MV|Lochinvar}} was moved to the Mallaig - Armadale station. As of 2024, she is the oldest vessel in the CalMac fleet.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cmassets.co.uk/ferries/fleet-facts/ | title=CMAL Fleet Facts - CMAL Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd | accessdate=2021-07-17 | work=Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd }}</ref>
==History==
''Isle of Cumbrae'' was built in 1976 by [[Ailsa Shipbuilding Company]] of [[Troon]].<ref name=ships>{{cite web| url=https://www.shipsofcalmac.co.uk/ships-1/Isle-of-Cumbrae| title=Isle of Cumbrae| publisher=Ships of Calmac| accessdate=18 November 2020}}</ref> A crew mess room was added aft of the passenger saloon in early 1994, with the upper deck extended over it.<ref name=hogg>{{cite web| url=https://crsc.org.uk/dependable-cumbrae-40th-birthday-tribute/| title=The dependable 'Cumbrae': a 40th birthday tribute| publisher=Clyde River Steamer Club| date=9 May 2017| accessdate=2 July 2018}}</ref> In early 2002, she was re-engined with Scania diesels.<ref name=hogg/>
==Layout==
''Isle of Cumbrae''{{'}}s design is a scaled-down version of the Skye ferries {{MV|Kyleakin}} and {{MV|Lochalsh}}. She has three lanes on her car deck, with ramps at either end which fold in two sections, like those on the Island Class ferries. Passenger accommodation is down the starboard side, with a small wheelhouse above.<ref name=ships/>
[[Voith Schneider Propeller|Voith Schneider]] units at diagonally opposite corners of her hull provide propulsion.<ref name=ships/>
==Service==
MV ''Isle of Cumbrae'' took up the [[Largs]] crossing in early April 1977, replacing two small bow-loading ferries, {{MV|Largs||2}} and {{MV|Coruisk|1969|2}}. She remained on this crossing until summer 1986, when the route was taken over by twins {{MV|Loch Striven}} and {{MV|Loch Linnhe}}.<ref name=ships/>
In August 1986, ''Isle of Cumbrae'' moved to the [[Fishnish]] &ndash; [[Lochaline]] crossing in the Sound of Mull, replacing the small {{MV|Canna}}. She remained there until July 1997, when she was replaced by the larger {{MV|Loch Alainn}}.<ref name=ships/> ''Isle of Cumbrae'' replaced {{MV|Loch Riddon}} in the Kyles of Bute, but was herself replaced by the much larger {{MV|Loch Dunvegan}} in 1999.<ref name=ships/> She then transferred to the summer [[Tarbert, Kintyre|Tarbert]] &ndash; [[Portavadie]] route across [[Loch Fyne]]. In winter she took up a relief role, covering {{MV|Loch Dunvegan}} ([[Colintraive]]) and {{MV|Loch Fyne}} ([[Lochaline]]).<ref name=ships/>
In 2014, she was replaced by the diesel-electric hybrid ferry {{MV|Lochinvar}}, becoming a spare vessel. The 2015 season saw her back at Largs while covering for a broken-down {{MV|Loch Shira}} and providing additional sailings from Claonaig to Lochranza alongside {{MV|Loch Tarbert}} during the Brodick Highland Games, before going back to Tarbert and lying spare.
In early 2016, she returned to the [[Tarbert, Kintyre|Tarbert]] &ndash; [[Portavadie]] route after {{MV|Lochinvar}} moved to the [[Mallaig]] - [[Armadale, Skye|Armadale]] station.
In Spring 2024, ''Isle of Cumbrae'' returned to her original route between Largs and Cumbrae alongside {{MV|Loch Riddon}}, after {{MV|Loch Shira}} was removed from service following damage to her ramps.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce5lv3ddp6jo| title=Lorry damage puts CalMac ferry out of action| publisher=BBC News| accessdate=24 April 2024}}</ref> ''Isle of Cumbrae'' briefly returned to Tarbert whilst {{MV|Loch Bhrusda}} took up service at Largs, but returned soon after.
At the end of August 2024, ''Isle of Cumbrae'' was removed from service while she was operating on the Tarbert to Portavadie route due to engine problems, she was originally replaced by a chartered vessel from Kintyre Express. Eventually, {{MV|Loch Tarbert}} took over the route and ''Isle of Cumbrae'' was moved to lay-up at Sandbank.
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*[https://www.calmac.co.uk/fleet/mv-isle-of-cumbrae MV Isle of Cumbrae] on www.calmac.co.uk
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[[Category:1976 ships]]
[[Category:Ships built in Scotland]]
[[Category:Ferries of Scotland]]