MV Eilean Na H-Oige is a small passenger ferry built for the Outer Hebrides and now operating in Southern Ireland.
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | MV Eilean Na H-Oige |
| Namesake | Scottish Gaelic: Eilean na h-Òige "The Island of Youth" |
| Owner |
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| Builder | Lewis Offshore Ltd, Stornoway |
| Launched | 1980 |
| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 69 GT |
| Length | 18.6 m (61 ft 0 in) |
| Speed | 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) |
| Complement | 4 cars, 35 passengers |
| Notes | [1] |
History
editMV Eilean Na H-Oige was built for the Western Isles Council in 1980 for the service to Eriskay. Her name is taken from a poem about Eriskay by Fr. Allan MacDonald.[2] After a causeway opened in 2001, she was laid up, until acquired by Bere Island Ferries in 2003.
Layout
editEilean Na H-Oige is a small bow-loading landing craft type ferry.
Service
editEilean Na H-Oige was built for the service from Eriskay to Ludaig on South Uist in the Outer Hebrides.[1] In July 2001, a causeway opened, making her redundant.[3] From March 2002, she started a new service across the Sound of Barra, from a new terminal at Ceann a' Ghàraidh to Ardmor on Barra. The service was taken over by CalMac vessels (MV Loch Linnhe then MV Loch Bhrusda) and she was laid up.
Since August 2003, she has operated from Castletownbere to Bere Island in County Cork, Ireland, alongside another former Comhairle nan Eilean Siar ferry, MV Eilean Bhearnaraigh.[1][4]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Eilean Na H-Oige". Caledonian Maritime Research Trust. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ "Item G26 - Eilean na h-Oige". Beaton Institute. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ "Ferries". CaleyThistleOnline. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ "Bere Island Ferries". Bere Island Ferries. Retrieved 15 January 2021.