 Chieftain in CalMac livery at Gourock, 2021
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | MV Seabus |
| Owner | Clyde Marine Services |
| Operator | Caledonian MacBrayne |
| Port of registry | Greenock |
| Route | Gourock – Kilcreggan ferry |
| Builder | Voyager Boatyard, Millbrook, near Plymouth[1] |
| Christened | 30 March 2007 at Kilcreggan Pier. |
| Maiden voyage | 1 April 2007 |
| Identification |
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| Notes | designed by Jonathan Graham CEng MRINA |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 60 GT |
| Length | 19.5 m (64.0 ft)[2] |
| Beam | 6.2 m (20.3 ft) |
| Installed power | 2x 180 hp Gardner diesel engines[2] |
| Speed | 10.2 (max) / 8.6 knots |
| Capacity | 100 passengers |
MV Chieftain, ex-Seabus, is a passenger ferry built in 2007 for Clyde Marine Services to run the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) Gourock to Kilcreggan service on the Firth of Clyde.
From 2012 to 2018 the service was run by Clydelink with a smaller boat, while Seabus carried out cruises or other work and was renamed Chieftain.
After dissatisfaction with Clydelink, the contract went in May 2018 to Clyde Marine, and Chieftain returned to the Kilcreggan service. In June 2020 CalMac took over managing the service from SPT, leasing Chieftain which in 2021 was repainted in CalMac livery.
- ^ "End of an era on the Clyde ferry scene". Shipping Times. Archived from the original on 21 June 2007. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
- ^ a b "New vessel sets sail on the Gourock-Kilcreggan-Helensburgh service". SPT. 30 March 2007. Archived from the original on 30 November 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
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