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|Ship caption=Between McInroy’s Point and Hunters Quay
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|Ship country=[[United Kingdom]]
|Ship flag=[[File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg|60px]]
|Ship name=MV ''Sound of Soay''
|Ship namesake=[[Sound (geography)|Sound]] between [[Isle of Skye|Skye]] and [[Soay, Inner Hebrides|Soay]]
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|Ship operator=[[Western Ferries]]
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|Ship route=[[Gourock]] to [[Dunoon]]
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|Ship builder= [[Cammell Laird]], [[Birkenhead]]
|Ship original cost=estimated £4 million<ref name=Herald />
|Ship yard number=1388
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|Ship launched=22 July 2013
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|Ship in service=October 2013
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|Ship identification=*{{IMO Number|9665229}}
*[[Maritime call sign|Callsign]]: 2GWI3
*{{MMSI Number|235101063}}
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|Ship class=Passenger/vehicle [[ferry]]
|Ship type=[[roll-on/roll-off]] ferry
|Ship tonnage={{DWT|225|}} {{GT|497}}
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|Ship length={{convert|49.95|m|1|abbr=on}}
|Ship beam={{convert|15|m|1|abbr=on}}
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|Ship draught=2.5 m
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|Ship ramps=2
|Ship power=2 x Cummins QSK19M 600 BHP @ 1800 rpm
|Ship propulsion= 2 x Rolls-Royce Aquamaster [[azimuth thruster|azimuthing thrusters]]<ref name=Cummins>{{cite web| url=https://www.cummins.com/case-studies/new-ferries-clyde-crossing| title=New Ferries for Clyde Crossing| publisher=[[Cummins]]| accessdate=28 September 2020}}</ref>
|Ship speed= 12 kt
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|Ship capacity=220 passengers 40 cars
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'''MV ''Sound of Soay''''' is a car and passenger ferry, operated by [[Western Ferries]] on the [[Firth of Clyde|upper Clyde]] between [[Gourock]] and [[Dunoon]], Scotland.<ref name=fleet />

==History==
''Sound of Soay'' was built entirely in the UK by [[Cammell Laird]] of [[Birkenhead]].<ref name=fleet /> She was launched/ craned into the [[River Mersey]] on 22 July 2013,<ref name=Herald>{{cite news| url=https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-herald-1130/20130725/281986080171024| title=Second Western ferry to be launched today| author=David Ross| publisher=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]]| date=25 July 2013| accessdate=28 September 2020}}</ref> the first complete ship from the yard since 1992.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/cammell-laird-launches-first-complete-5171359| title=Cammell Laird launches first complete ships in two decades| publisher=[[Liverpool Echo]]| author=Peter Elson| accessdate=28 September 2020| date=22 July 2013}}</ref> After fitting out, she entered service in October 2013.

==Layout==
''Sound of Soay'' and her sister, {{MV|Sound of Seil}} were a development of the design of the earlier fleet members.<ref name=fleet /> They have a single car deck with 194 lane-metres and bow and stern ramps. There is a passenger lounge. The ferries utilise LED lighting and enhanced heat recovery.

==Service==
Along with up to three other vessels, ''Sound of Soay'' operates [[Western Ferries]]{{'}} Clyde service between McInroy's Point ([[Gourock]]) and Hunters Quay ([[Dunoon]]). This 2.2 nautical mile crossing<ref name=Cummins /> allows vehicles to avoid the A83 "[[Rest and be thankful]]".<ref name=Herald />

==References==
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==External links==
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{{Western Ferries ships}}

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[[Category:Ferries of Scotland]]