MV Lairds Loch was a passenger and cargo vessel built for the Irish Sea crossing.
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Name | MV Lairds Loch |
Namesake | Laird's Loch, near Coupar Angus |
Owner | 1944-69 Burns & Laird, Glasgow |
Port of registry | Glasgow |
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Builder | Ardrossan Dockyard, Ardrossan |
Yard number | 393 |
Launched | 9 March 1944 |
Fate | Sold 1969 |
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Name | MV Hey Daroma |
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Route | Sharm el Sheik to Eilat |
Fate | Wrecked 3 September 1970 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Passenger and cargo vessel |
Tonnage | 1,736 GRT[2] |
Length | 263 ft (80 m)[1] |
Beam | 41 ft (12.5 m)[1] |
Draught | 13.5 ft (4.1 m)[1] |
Installed power | 2x 8-cylinder Atlas Polar M48M direct reversing diesel engines. 2560bhp[2] |
Propulsion | Twin screw |
Speed | 13 knots |
Capacity | passengers |
History
editBuilt in 1944 for Burns & Laird Line, MV Lairds Loch operated from Glasgow, initially to Derry and later to Dublin.[1]
In 1969 she was sold to Israeli owners, and on 16 November 1969 was attacked by Arab frogmen and beached near Eilat. Repaired and returned to service, she ran aground on 7 September 1970 in the Gulf of Aqaba and was a total loss.[1]
Service
editMV Lairds Loch was primarily employed on the Glasgow to Derry service, though she later worked on the Glasgow to Dublin route.