MV Linga
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 MV Linga alongside in Laxo
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| History | |
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| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Linga |
| Namesake | Island of West Linga, Whalsay Sound |
| Owner | Shetland Islands Council |
| Operator | SIC Ferries |
| Port of registry | Lerwick |
| Route | Whalsay (2002–present) |
| Builder | Stocznia Polnocna, Gdansk, Poland |
| Yard number | B575/1 |
| Launched | 29 September 2001 |
| Completed | 2002 |
| In service | May 2002 |
| Identification | IMO number: 9242170 |
| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Ro-ro vehicle and passenger ferry |
| Tonnage | |
| Displacement | 420 |
| Length | 36.21 m (118 ft 10 in) |
| Beam | 10.8 m (35 ft 5 in) |
| Draught | 3.19 m (10 ft 6 in) |
| Depth | 4.6 m (15 ft 1 in) |
| Ramps | Fore and aft ramps and bow visor |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 1 × fast rescue boat |
| Capacity |
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| Crew | 5 |
MV Linga is a ro-ro passenger ferry operated by the SIC Ferries. She operates as the shift vessel on the Laxo or Vidlin to Symbister, Whalsay service.[1]
History[edit]
MV Linga was the first of four new vessels built for the Shetland Islands Council at the turn of the century. She was named after the Island of West Linga in Whalsay Sound. However, there is also many other Islands named Linga around Shetland, such as in Bluemull Sound, in Yell Sound near Mossbank, in Busta Voe, East of Muckle Roe and East Linga, off the East coast of Whalsay.
Layout[edit]
MV Linga has three lanes on her car deck. Like the three large SIC Ferries she has a passenger lounge located above the car deck. In her case one either side of the vessel, which restricts the height of vehicles on the car deck due them overhanging, similar to MV Leirna.[2]
Service[edit]
Entering service in May 2002 on the Whalsay service, Linga took over from MV Geira as the shift vessel on the route. MV Geira then became the day vessel, which only operates 6 days a week. This meant MV Thora, which was the day vessel, became the spare and relief ferry for the SIC fleet, before being sold in 2015.
In 2005, when the two new Yell Sound ferries were introduced, Linga was joined by MV Hendra. These two vessels continue to operate the Whalsay service today.
References[edit]
- ^ Sawkins, James. "Ferry Timetables". Shetland Islands Council. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
- ^ "Linga - Our Fleet - Ferries - Infrastructure Services - Shetland Islands Council". 2016-04-01. Archived from the original on 2016-04-01. Retrieved 2023-08-28.