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Pentalina (mollusc)
Pentalina may refer to: * MV Pentalina *MV Pentalina-B MV ''Pentalina-B'' was a ferry which operated on a variety of Scottish routes. Launched in 1970 as MV ''Iona'', she was the first drive-through roll-on/roll-off ferry built for the David MacBrayne fleet. She was the first ship in the company's h ... * Pentland Ferries {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MV Pentalina
MV ''Pentalina'' is a 70m RoPax catamaran ferry purchased by Pentland Ferries in 2008 to operate between Gills Bay, Caithness and St Margaret's Hope, Orkney. History MV ''Pentalina'' was built in Cebu, Philippines, starting in February 2007. She was ready to launch in April 2008, although there were delays in installing equipment. The 10,000 mile journey from the Philippines to Scotland was delayed by bad weather, forcing a short detour to Salalah, Oman. She arrived in St Margaret's Hope on 9 December 2008. Layout MV ''Pentalina'' was designed by the naval architectsSea Transport Solutions of Australia The catamaran form has a steel hull with aluminum superstructure. She is designed to handle the rough seas off the north coast of Scotland. Her overall length is 70m, beam 20m. Route MV ''Pentalina'' replaced ferry , crossing the Pentland Firth, between Gills Bay, Caithness and St Margaret's Hope, Orkney Orkney (; sco, Orkney; on, Orkneyjar; nrn, Orknøjar), also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MV Pentalina-B
MV ''Pentalina-B'' was a ferry which operated on a variety of Scottish routes. Launched in 1970 as MV ''Iona'', she was the first drive-through roll-on/roll-off ferry built for the David MacBrayne fleet. She was the first ship in the company's history to have bridge-controlled engines and geared transmission, rather than direct drive. During her career she inaugurated more endloading linkspans than the rest of the fleet put together. Purchased by Pentland Ferries in 1997, she was renamed MV ''Pentalina-B'' and operated across the Pentland Firth until the arrival of their new vessel. In 2009, she was sold to a Cape Verde owner. History MV ''Iona'' (VII) was the first of a new generation of major car ferries built for the Scottish Transport Group to replace the ageing 1939 mailboat ''Lochiel'', serving Islay, Jura, Gigha and Colonsay from West Loch Tarbert. Early in 1968 MacBraynes were authorised to order a large new car ferry for the Argyll Hebrides and placed an order with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
