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Once again [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|HM Queen Elizabeth II]] chartered ''Hebridean Princess'' for a 'family holiday' around the Scottish Islands, sailing from [[Stornoway]] July 23, 2010, for two weeks.<ref name=BBC10739188>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-10739188 |title=Queen heads off on Hebridean adventure |publisher=BBC News Online |accessdate=23 July 2010 | date=23 July 2010}}</ref> |
Once again [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|HM Queen Elizabeth II]] chartered ''Hebridean Princess'' for a 'family holiday' around the Scottish Islands, sailing from [[Stornoway]] July 23, 2010, for two weeks.<ref name=BBC10739188>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-10739188 |title=Queen heads off on Hebridean adventure |publisher=BBC News Online |accessdate=23 July 2010 | date=23 July 2010}}</ref> |
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== External links == |
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* [http://www.hebridean.co.uk/our-ship.html Official Site] |
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* [http://www.cruiseastute.com/ship.php?ship=Hebridean%20Princess Current Position & Information] |
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Revision as of 17:36, 19 April 2012
 MV Hebridean Princess in the Manchester Ship Canal at Runcorn
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| History | |
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| UK | |
| Name | list error: <br /> list (help) 1964: MV Columba 1989: MV Hebridean Princess |
| Namesake | 6th century saint and RMS Columba[5] |
| Owner | list error: <br /> list (help) 1964 – 1989: Secretary of State for Scotland 1989-2009: Hebridean Island Cruises since 2009: All Leisure Holidays Ltd (All Leisure Group) |
| Operator | list error: <br /> list (help) 1964 – 1989: David MacBrayne Ltd since 1989: Hebridean Island Cruises |
| Port of registry | list error: <br /> list (help) 1964:  Leith1989: Glasgow |
| Route | list error: <br /> list (help) Mallaig – Armadale & relief; since 1989: Scotland and Norway |
| Builder | list error: <br /> list (help) Hall, Russell & Company, Aberdeen Engines: Crossley Bros. Ltd, Manchester |
| Yard number | 912 |
| Launched | 12 March 1964 by Lady Craigton[4] |
| In service | 30 July 1964 |
| Homeport | Oban |
| Identification | list error: <br /> list (help) IMO number: 6409351[1] Call sign GNHV[3] |
| Status | In service |
| Notes | list error: <br /> list (help) 870 passengers; 50 cars 49 passengers; 38 crew[6] |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 2,112 GT GT uses unsupported parameter (help) |
| Length | 72 m (236 ft) |
| Beam | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Draught | 3 m (10 ft) |
| Installed power | 2 x 2 SCSA each 8 cyls. 10 ½” - 13 ½ “ |
| Propulsion | Bow-thrust propellor fwd |
| Speed | 12 knots |
MV Hebridean Princess is a cruise ship operated by Hebridean Island Cruises. She started life as the MacBrayne car ferry, MV Columba, based in Oban for the first 25 years of her life, carrying up to 600 passengers, and 50 cars, between the Scottish islands.
RMS Columba
RMS Columba was the last of three car ferries built in 1964 by Hall, Russell & Company, Aberdeen for the Secretary of State for Scotland.[7] Operated by David MacBrayne Ltd, Columba took up the Isle of Mull service, replacing the elderly ships MV Lochearn and MV Lochmor. She continued on this route for nine years. In 1968, additional buoyant seating was added on the after deck, boosting her passenger complement from 600 to 870.[7]
Cars were loaded via a forward hydraulic hoist.[7] Below the car deck were sleeping berths for 51.
She was the first vessel to make Sunday sailings, which started in 1972[7] and were combined with short cruises. There was some opposition to the innovation. 1972 was her last year on the Mull station. That winter, Columba relieved at Stornoway and then took up MV Clansman's roster at Mallaig. Night sailings to Lochboisdale and Castlebay only lasted one year and in 1974 Columba only had the light Mallaig – Armadale, Skye roster. On the withdrawal of the veteran King George V, Columba was restored to Oban, serving Coll and Tiree, Colonsay, Iona, Lochaline and Tobermory. In winter Columba became the regular relief at Uig and, until 1979, of MV Iona on the Outer Isles run.
Columba continued in service after her sisters, MV Hebrides and MV Clansman.[7] Even in CalMac operation, she gave special cruises, including St Kilda and Kishorn Yard as destinations.[7] From 1985 she was the last dedicated hoist-loading vessel in service. In 1988, she was acquired by a new venture, Hebridean Island Cruises of Skipton to offer luxury cruises.
MV Hebridean Princess
She underwent a major refit at George Prior Engineering in Great Yarmouth in 1989, emerging as the luxury cruise ship, MV Hebridean Princess. She began operating on 26 May 1989 and provides luxury cruises around the Western Isles of Scotland. More recently, itineraries have been extended to include Ireland, the Orkney and Shetland islands, and the Norwegian Fjords.[8]
Initially, she retained a car-carrying capability, giving the option of leaving at intermediate ports.[9] Within two years the car-carrying capacity was removed and additional cabins constructed to allow a dramatic increase in the crew-to-guest ratio. By 1997, a crew of 37 was serving just 49 passengers in considerable luxury.[9]
From 21 July to 29 July 2006, HM Queen Elizabeth II chartered Hebridean Princess for a 'family holiday' around the Scottish Islands to mark her 80th birthday.[10] The queen reportedly paid £125,000 for the use of the ship.[11]
In June 2009, All Leisure Group, which also owns the Swan Hellenic and Voyages of Discovery lines, purchased the company.[12] The company name was changed from Hebridean International Cruises (used when MV Hebridean Spirit was operating deep-sea itineraries), to its current name, but it is believed the ship will continue to operate as it did before the take over.[13]
Once again HM Queen Elizabeth II chartered Hebridean Princess for a 'family holiday' around the Scottish Islands, sailing from Stornoway July 23, 2010, for two weeks.[14]
External links
Footnotes
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|register={{{register}}}is not a valid registry name (help) - ^ "232649000". Ship AIS. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
- ^ "Ships Index E5". World Shipping Register. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
- ^ "History". Ships of CalMac. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
- ^ "PS Columba". Clydebuilt Database. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
- ^ "Hebridean Princess general characteristics". Hebridean Island Cruises. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f Ian McCrorie (1985). Hebridean and Clyde Ferries. Caledonian MacBrayne.
- ^ "Postcards". Simplon Postcards. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
- ^ a b "History". Hebridean Island Cruises. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
- ^ "Queen's cruise ends in Stornoway". BBC News. 29 July 2006. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
- ^ Ben Fenton (22 July 2006). "Queen hires car ferry for family holiday". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
- ^ "All leisure group acquires Hebridean Princess". About.com:cruises. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
- ^ "All Leisure Group buys Hebridean Princess". Travel Weekly. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
- ^ "Queen heads off on Hebridean adventure". BBC News Online. 23 July 2010. Retrieved 23 July 2010.