MV Isle of Lewis
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MV Isle of Lewis is a ro-ro ferry operated by Caledonian MacBrayne between Oban and Castlebay, Barra. Built in 1995, she remains one of only three ships in the CalMac fleet over 100 metres in length;
Isle of Lewis departing Stornoway, May 2021
MV Isle of Lewis arriving in Oban. June 2026
MV Isle of Lewis passing MV Clansman in the Sound of Mull. June 2026
MV Glen Sannox (2017)
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MV Glen Sannox is a car and passenger ferry constructed at Ferguson Marine in Port Glasgow for the Scottish Government asset company CMAL, to lease to its ferry operator Caledonian MacBrayne. Entering
MV Isle of Lewis
…remains one of only three ships in the CalMac fleet over 100 metres (328 ft) in length; the others, Loch Seaforth, being longer by almost 15 metres and Glen Sannox being just over 1 metre longer. Originally built to operate between Ullapool and Stornoway, Isle of Lewis rarely deviated from that route for 20 years…
Departing Brodick in January 2025
Ferguson Shipbuilders in 2011, adjacent to Newark Castle, seen across parkland on the former Lamont's shipyard site
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon met Jim McColl at the shipyard on 31 August 2015, and announced that FMEL was the preferred bidder.
In the constricted workspace, FMEL tried to build Glen Sannox at the same time as Hull 802 (in two sections).