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For the 1983 ship, see <a href="/wiki/MV_Isle_of_Arran" title="MV Isle of Arran">MV Isle of Arran</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <table class="infobox" style="width:25.5em;border-spacing:2px;"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;line-height:1.5em;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MV_Arran.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/MV_Arran.jpg/300px-MV_Arran.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="198" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/MV_Arran.jpg/450px-MV_Arran.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/MV_Arran.jpg/600px-MV_Arran.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1722" data-file-height="1138" /></a></span><div><i>Arran</i> at <a href="/wiki/Kyle_of_Lochalsh" title="Kyle of Lochalsh">Kyle of Lochalsh</a> on a <a href="/wiki/Mallaig" title="Mallaig">Mallaig</a> sailing in 1979</div> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">History</th></tr> <tr><th height="30" colspan="2" style="background-color:#B0C4DE;text-align:left;padding-left:2px;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/56px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="56" height="28" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/84px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/112px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span><span style="padding-left:1em"><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a></span></th></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Name</td><td>MV <i>Arran</i></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Namesake</td><td><a href="/wiki/Isle_of_Arran" title="Isle of Arran">Isle of Arran</a></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Operator</td><td><a href="/wiki/Caledonian_Steam_Packet_Company" title="Caledonian Steam Packet Company">Caledonian Steam Packet Company</a></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Port of registry</td><td><a href="/wiki/Glasgow" title="Glasgow">Glasgow</a>, Scotland</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Route</td><td>1953 – 1981: <a href="/wiki/Firth_of_Clyde" title="Firth of Clyde">Clyde</a> service</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Builder</td><td><ul style="list-style:none; margin:0;"> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;"><a href="/wiki/William_Denny_%26_Brothers" class="mw-redirect" title="William Denny & Brothers">William Denny</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dumbarton" title="Dumbarton">Dumbarton</a><sup id="cite_ref-ships_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ships-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">Engine Builders: <a href="/wiki/British_Polar_Engines" title="British Polar Engines">British Polar Engines</a></li> </ul></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Cost</td><td><a href="/wiki/Pound_sterling" title="Pound sterling">£</a>257,960<sup id="cite_ref-ships_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ships-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Yard number</td><td>1470</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Launched</td><td>22 September 1953<sup id="cite_ref-ships_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ships-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Sponsored by</td><td>Mrs J L Harrington</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">In service</td><td>4 January 1954</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Out of service</td><td>19 July 1979</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Fate</td><td>Scrapped January 1993</td></tr> <tr><th colspan="2" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">General characteristics</th></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Tonnage</td><td>540 <a href="/wiki/Gross_tonnage" title="Gross tonnage">GT</a></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Length</td><td>186 ft (57 m)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Beam</td><td>36 ft (11 m)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Draught</td><td>7.5 ft (2.3 m)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Installed power</td><td>2 x Oil Atlas 2SCSA 6 cyl. 340 x 570mm</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Propulsion</td><td>twin screws and rudders</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Speed</td><td>14 knots</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Capacity</td><td>399 passengers; 30 cars</td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><b>MV <i>Arran</i></b> was a pioneering <a href="/wiki/Firth_of_Clyde" title="Firth of Clyde">Firth of Clyde</a> vehicle ferry introduced by <a href="/wiki/Caledonian_Steam_Packet_Company" title="Caledonian Steam Packet Company">Caledonian Steam Packet Company</a> in 1953. She spent fifteen years on the Upper Clyde crossings, followed by five years at <a href="/wiki/Islay" title="Islay">Islay</a>. Initially hoist-loading, via side ramps, these were replaced by a stern ramp in 1973. During her final years with <a href="/wiki/Caledonian_MacBrayne" title="Caledonian MacBrayne">CalMac</a>, she relieved across the network. Several unsuccessful attempts were made to turn her into a <a href="/wiki/Floating_restaurant" title="Floating restaurant">floating restaurant</a>, before she was scrapped in 1993. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=MV_Arran&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>MV <i>Arran</i> was the first of a trio of vehicle vessels ordered in 1951 to modernise the <a href="/wiki/Firth_of_Clyde" title="Firth of Clyde">Firth of Clyde</a> fleet. Three "general purpose" vessels were planned for the Clyde routes of their names, <i>Arran</i>, <a href="/wiki/MV_Bute_(1954)" title="MV Bute (1954)">MV <i>Bute</i></a> and <a href="/wiki/MV_Cowal" title="MV Cowal">MV <i>Cowal</i></a>. It rapidly became apparent that greater capacity was required in the summer and winter relief. <a href="/wiki/MV_Glen_Sannox_(1957)" title="MV Glen Sannox (1957)">MV <i>Glen Sannox</i></a> was launched in 1957. Built by <a href="/wiki/William_Denny_%26_Brothers" class="mw-redirect" title="William Denny & Brothers">William Denny</a>, she was launched from their <a href="/wiki/Dumbarton" title="Dumbarton">Dumbarton</a> yard on 22 September 1953, the last Clyde vessel to be launched there.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ships_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ships-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The previous <i>Arran</i> of 1933 was renamed <i>Kildonan</i>, to release the name - she was scrapped on arrival of <a href="/wiki/MV_Glen_Sannox_(1957)" title="MV Glen Sannox (1957)">MV <i>Glen Sannox</i></a> in 1957.<sup id="cite_ref-ships_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ships-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Layout">Layout</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=MV_Arran&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Layout"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>MV <i>Arran'</i>s passenger accommodation consisted of a large lounge and a tearoom above, and a bar below, the car deck. The bridge was above the upper deck, allowing passengers unobstructed views forward. Officer and crew accommodation was below the bridge and at the stern. She was initially fitted with electric hoists and side-ramps to allow the loading of vehicles from conventional piers and at any state of tide. The 14-ton cargo lift had space for five average cars, which were turned on two 14-foot turntables on the lift and a further one at the front of the "garage". An aft cargo hold had two 7-ton derricks for cargo handling. These were removed in 1958 and the hold plated over, to provide additional car deck area.<sup id="cite_ref-ships_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ships-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In November 1969, she underwent a £40,000-refit at Lamont's. The tearoom was upgraded to a cafeteria/restaurant with a proper galley. The observation lounge was refurbished and additional crew cabins were provided. Watertight doors were fitted forward of the hoist and the side ramps were remodelled to better fit piers on her new service at <a href="/wiki/Islay" title="Islay">Islay</a>. She lost her Caley lions and was repainted in MacBrayne colours, although only briefly operated by that company.<sup id="cite_ref-ships_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ships-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At her next major refit, costing £100,000, in April 1973 she took the new <a href="/wiki/Caledonian_MacBrayne" title="Caledonian MacBrayne">CalMac</a> colour-scheme and a stern-loading configuration. A new stern ramp replaced the hoist and side-ramps. The aft crew accommodation was transferred below-decks, displacing the bar into the lounge.<sup id="cite_ref-ships_1-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ships-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Service">Service</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=MV_Arran&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Service"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>MV <i>Arran</i> entered service on the <a href="/wiki/Gourock" title="Gourock">Gourock</a> to <a href="/wiki/Dunoon" title="Dunoon">Dunoon</a> crossing on 4 January 1954.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For fifteen years, she remained in the upper Clyde: Gourock to Dunoon; <a href="/wiki/Wemyss_Bay" title="Wemyss Bay">Wemyss Bay</a> to <a href="/wiki/Rothesay" title="Rothesay">Rothesay</a> and Wemyss Bay (or <a href="/wiki/Largs" title="Largs">Largs</a>) to <a href="/wiki/Millport,_Isle_of_Cumbrae" class="mw-redirect" title="Millport, Isle of Cumbrae">Millport</a>. She relieved as the Arran car ferry.<sup id="cite_ref-ships_1-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ships-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>From January 1970, <i>Arran</i> was based at <a href="/wiki/West_Loch_Tarbert,_Argyll" title="West Loch Tarbert, Argyll">West Loch Tarbert</a> and gave two weekday return sailings daily, one each to <a href="/wiki/Port_Ellen" title="Port Ellen">Port Ellen</a> and <a href="/wiki/Port_Askaig" title="Port Askaig">Port Askaig</a>. She also called at <a href="/wiki/Craighouse" title="Craighouse">Craighouse</a> (<a href="/wiki/Jura,_Scotland" title="Jura, Scotland">Jura</a>) (until October 1970), <a href="/wiki/Gigha" title="Gigha">Gigha</a> and <a href="/wiki/Colonsay" title="Colonsay">Colonsay</a>. Once in stern-loading layout, she assumed three double crossings a day between modified at terminals at Port Ellen and West Loch Tarbert. Port Askaig was abandoned to <a href="/wiki/Western_Ferries" title="Western Ferries">Western Ferries</a>. In West Loch Tarbert, she was able to stern load off a mild concrete slope with no <a href="/wiki/Linkspan" title="Linkspan">linkspan</a>, as tides are so slight. </p><p><a href="/wiki/MV_Pioneer_(1974)" title="MV Pioneer (1974)">MV <i>Pioneer</i></a> took over the <a href="/wiki/Islay" title="Islay">Islay</a> service on 14 August 1974, and <i>Arran</i> became a spare vessel, relieving regularly on both the Clyde and the Western Isles. A starboard side-ramp was re-fitted at the 1975 overhaul, so she could relieve at <a href="/wiki/Dunoon" title="Dunoon">Dunoon</a>. She was in service throughout the winters, relieving at <a href="/wiki/Oban" title="Oban">Oban</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mallaig" title="Mallaig">Mallaig</a> and Islay. She spent her final summers on standby at Gourock, frequently carrying gas tankers to Rothesay.<sup id="cite_ref-ships_1-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ships-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The arrival of the new <a href="/wiki/MV_Claymore_(1978)" title="MV Claymore (1978)">MV <i>Claymore</i></a> effectively made <i>Arran</i> (and <a href="/wiki/MV_Bute_(1954)" title="MV Bute (1954)">MV <i>Bute</i></a>) redundant. <a href="/wiki/MV_Pioneer_(1974)" title="MV Pioneer (1974)">MV <i>Pioneer</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/MV_Hebridean_Princess" title="MV Hebridean Princess">MV <i>Columba</i></a> and <a href="/wiki/MV_Glen_Sannox_(1957)" title="MV Glen Sannox (1957)">MV <i>Glen Sannox</i></a> were all available for relief. <i>Arran</i> made her last CalMac sailing, from <a href="/wiki/Tiree" title="Tiree">Tiree</a> to <a href="/wiki/Tobermory,_Mull" title="Tobermory, Mull">Tobermory</a> on 19 July 1979, and was laid up in the East India Harbour, <a href="/wiki/Greenock" title="Greenock">Greenock</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ships_1-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ships-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Dispoal">Dispoal</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=MV_Arran&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Dispoal"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>She was sold to Orisot Ltd on 2 September 1981 as a floating restaurant-nightclub. She was berthed in <a href="/wiki/Dublin" title="Dublin">Dublin</a>, and underwent a refit costing £750,000. Superstructure, including a helicopter pad, was built up aft, over the former car deck. In 1983, the enterprise was abandoned.<sup id="cite_ref-ships_1-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ships-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In December 1986 she was sold to Manxman Leisure (who then ran a floating restaurant-nightclub at <a href="/wiki/Preston,_Lancashire" title="Preston, Lancashire">Preston, Lancashire</a> in the former ferry <a href="/wiki/TSS_Manxman_(1955)" title="TSS Manxman (1955)"><i>Manxman</i></a>) and towed to <a href="/wiki/Salford_Quays" title="Salford Quays">Salford Quays</a>, <a href="/wiki/Manchester" title="Manchester">Manchester</a>. A similar nightclub venture in <a href="/wiki/Port_of_Hull#Albert_Dock" title="Port of Hull">Albert Dock, Hull</a>, to be named <i>The Revolution</i>, was proposed.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The project failed to materialise and she was broken up in Manchester in January 1993.<sup id="cite_ref-ships_1-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ships-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=MV_Arran&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span 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Alainn</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MV_Loch_Bhrusda" title="MV Loch Bhrusda"><i>Loch Bhrusda</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MV_Loch_Buie" title="MV Loch Buie"><i>Loch Buie</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MV_Loch_Dunvegan" title="MV Loch Dunvegan"><i>Loch Dunvegan</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MV_Loch_Frisa" title="MV Loch Frisa"><i>Loch Frisa</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MV_Loch_Fyne" title="MV Loch Fyne"><i>Loch Fyne</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MV_Loch_Linnhe" title="MV Loch Linnhe"><i>Loch Linnhe</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MV_Loch_Portain" title="MV Loch Portain"><i>Loch Portain</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MV_Loch_Ranza" title="MV Loch Ranza"><i>Loch Ranza</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MV_Loch_Riddon" title="MV Loch Riddon"><i>Loch Riddon</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MV_Loch_Seaforth_(2014)" title="MV Loch Seaforth (2014)"><i>Loch Seaforth</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MV_Loch_Shira" title="MV Loch Shira"><i>Loch Shira</i></a></li> <li><a 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