MV Sound of Sanda
 MV Sound of Sanda | |
| Career (UK) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | MV Sound of Sanda |
| Operator: | Western Ferries |
| Route: | Gourock to Dunoon |
| Builder: | Gutehoffnungshulte Sterkrade, Akflengesellschaft, Rheinwerft, Walsum, Germany |
| Yard number: | 1002 |
| Acquired: | 1996 |
| Identification: | IMO number: 8928894[1] MMSI Number: 235008136 Callsign: MWVB5 |
| Status: | in service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Passenger/vehicle ferry |
| Type: | Double screw steel motor roll-on/roll-off ferry |
| Tonnage: |
211 tons deadweight (DWT)[2] |
| Length: | 48 metres (157.5 ft)[1] |
| Beam: | 14 metres (45.9 ft) |
| Draught: | 2.7 m |
| Capacity: | Cars: 37 |
| Complement: | Passengers: 220 |
| Crew: | 4 |
MV Sound of Sanda is a car and passenger ferry, operated by Western Ferries across the River Clyde between Gourock and Dunoon.
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History
Sound of Sanda was built in Germany in 1963,[4] for Amsterdam City Council. In the mid 1990s, she and her near sister MV Sound of Scalpay were purchased by Western Ferries and overhauled at Greenock before entering service as Sound of Scalpay and a second Sound of Sanda.[5] The earlier Sound of Sanda, as MV Lymington, had previously been an Isle of Wight ferry. Sound of Sanda entered service with Western Ferries in 1996.[6]
Layout
Sound of Sanda has a single car deck with bow and stern ramps. The crossing is so short that many passengers stay in their vehicles, but side viewing decks and passenger cabins are available.[5]
Service
Sound of Sanda operates Western Ferries' Clyde service between McInroy’s Point (Gourock) and Hunters Quay (Dunoon).
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Sound Of Sanda (IMO: 8928894)". vesseltracker.com. http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Sound-Of-Sanda-8928894.html. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
- ↑ "Ships Index - S". World Shipping Register. http://e-ships.net/index/S21.shtml. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
- ↑ "Sound Of Sanda IMO: 8928894". Shipspotting. http://www.shipspotting.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=1017203. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
- ↑ "Fleet". Western Ferries. http://www.western-ferries.co.uk/fleet.shtml#. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Western Ferries". Undiscovered Scotland. http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/dunoon/westernferries/index.html. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
- ↑ "Western Ferries". http://www.computing.dundee.ac.uk/staff/irmurray/ferries6.asp. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
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