MV Loch Riddon
Introduction '''MV ''Loch Riddon''''' is a Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited ro-ro car ferry, built in 1986 and operated by Caledonian MacBrayne. After the first eleven years of her life in the Kyles of Bute, she served at Largs between 1997 and 2013.After a short spell as the Lismore vessel she returned to Largs in June 2014.
History MV ''Loch Riddon'' was the third of four drive-through ferries built in the 1980s by Dunston's of Hessle, to cope with increasing traffic on CalMac's smaller routes.
Layout The four vessels are based on the design of . They have a second passenger lounge, on the port side, reducing the capacity of the car deck to 12.The wheelhouse is painted red and given a black top, as she has no funnels as such.
Service MV ''Loch Riddon'' took up the Kyles of Bute crossing, between Colintraive and Rhubodach in November 1986, replacing the ex-Skye ferries,  and . She spent 11 years rarely venturing from this crossing.In 1997 ''Loch Riddon'' replaced her sister,  at Largs.She sailed at first alongside her other sister ship,  until she was replaced by . These two ships sailed together for 10 years until 2007 when the new  entered service displacing ''Loch Alainn''. ''Loch Riddon'' remained employed at Largs in the summer and as a winter relief vessel until 2013 when ''Loch Striven'' took on her duties after being replaced by . ''Loch Riddon'' replaced  as the full-time Lismore vessel for a short period of time before returning to the Largs service.
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