Registration number 3771
Status Registered
luis.vicente
Maid of the Firth
Maid of the Firth as she used to be

Details

Function Passenger Vessel
Subfunction Ferry
Location Oban
Vessel type Passenger Ferry
Current use Commercial Activity
Available to hire Yes
Available for excursions Yes

Construction

Builder Timbacraft Ltd, Shandon
Built in 1966
Hull material Wood
Rig None
Number of decks 1
Propulsion Motor
Number of engines 1
Primary engine type Diesel
Boilermaker None

Dimensions

Breadth: Beam
13.00 feet (3.96m)
Air Draft
5.00 feet (1.52m)
Length: Overall
42.00 feet (12.80m)
Tonnage: Gross
13.50

History

MV MAID OF THE FIRTH was built between 1966 and 1968 by Timbacraft Ltd. of Shandon, Argyll and Bute. Originally for Caledonian MacBrayne as a passenger ferry, the order was cancelled before she was finished, and she ended up being purchased by N Johnson of Oban, Argyll and Bute.

Her original ferry route was between Oban, Mull and Torosay Castle, and later she would land at Duart Castle and do trips to the local seal colony. Recently, she has been refitted and is now being surveyed so she may continue her services as a passenger vessel.

Update, November 2024: Vessel for sale.

Key dates

  • 1968

    MAID OF THE FIRTH was launched at Shandon, Argyll
  • 2021

    Refit for the purpose of carrying paying passengers
  • 2023

    Relaunched and under survey to have ticketing reinstated

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