MV Leirna

IMO 9050199 · MMSI 232003597

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Not enough public data — owner, manager and flag are all unknown for this vessel.

Type: ship
Flag: —
Year built: 1992
Builder: Ferguson Marine
GT: —
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Owner: —
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Indexed from Wikidata (Q11707768).

Vessel history

MV Leirna is a double ended ro-ro passenger ferry operated by SIC Ferries . She operates between Bressay and Lerwick. As vehicles grew in size and more and more islanders started to drive, the need for a larger ferry was identified. The previous Bressay ferry MV Grima") was simply too small for Bressay's needs. Plans were drawn up for a larger modern ferry, the Leirna. MV Leirna was built by Ferguson Shipbuilders , Glasgow in 1992. As one of the first "New" ferries, and the f…

Incidents

As vehicles grew in size and more and more islanders started to drive, the need for a larger ferry was identified. The previous Bressay ferry MV Grima") was simply too small for Bressay's needs. Plans were drawn up for a larger modern ferry, the Leirna. MV Leirna was built by Ferguson Shipbuilders, Glasgow in 1992. As one of the first "New" ferries, and the first double ended ferry, in the SIC she is widely considered the flagship of the fleet.[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MVLeirna#citenote-2)

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