MV Eilean Na H-Oige
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NameMV Eilean Na H-Oige
NamesakeScottish Gaelic: Eilean na h-Òige "The Island of Youth"
Owner
- Western Isles Council/Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
- Aug 2003 Bere Island Ferries
Route
| 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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| Route | |
| 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] |
MV Eilean Na H-Oige is a small passenger ferry built for the Outer Hebrides and now operating in Southern Ireland.
MV 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
Eilean Na H-Oige is a small bow-loading landing craft type ferry.