{{Short description|Scottish ferry built in 2003}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}} {{Use British English|date=February 2018}} {{For|the 1969 ferry|MV Coruisk (1969)}}
{{Infobox ship |section1={{Infobox ship/image |image=MV Coruisk Approaching Craignure, 8 May 2017.jpg |image_caption=Arriving at Craignure from Oban, 8 May 2017. }}
|section2={{Infobox ship/career |hide_header= |country= United Kingdom |flag=60px |name=*MV ''Coruisk'' *{{small|{{langx|gd|Coir' Uisg'}} <ref name=calmac/>}} |namesake = Loch Coruisk in the heart of the Cuillin of Skye |owner=Caledonian Maritime Assets |operator=Caledonian MacBrayne |registry=Glasgow |route=*Mallaig–Armadale (summer) *Wemyss Bay–Rothesay (winter relief) |ordered= |builder= Appledore Shipbuilders, Bideford, Devon<ref name="calmac"/> |original_cost=£6.75 million<ref name=ships/> |yard_number= 190 |way_number= |laid_down= |launched=3 May 2003<ref name=ships/> |completed=2003 |christened= |acquired= |maiden_voyage= |in_service=14 August 2003 |out_of_service= |identification=*{{IMO Number|9274836}}<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.shipspotting.com/ships/ship.php?imo=9274836| title=Coruisk - IMO: 9274836| publisher=Shipspotting| accessdate=7 September 2018}}</ref> *Callsign: VQKF2 *MMSI Number: 235008929 |fate= |status=in service |notes= }}
|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics |hide_header= |header_caption= |class=ro-ro vehicle ferry |tonnage=*1,559 gt<ref name=ships/> *{{DWT|250}} |displacement= |length={{convert|65|m|ftin|abbr=on}}<ref name="calmac">{{cite web| url=https://www.calmac.co.uk/fleet/mv-coruisk| publisher=CalMac| title=MV ''Coruisk''| accessdate=7 September 2018}}</ref> |beam={{convert|14|m|ftin|abbr=on}}<ref name="calmac"/> |height= |draught= |draft={{cvt|3.05|m|ftin}} |depth= |decks= |power=Machinery: 6M20 each rated at 1000kW @ 1000 rpm |propulsion=Two Schottel Rudder Propellers type STP 1010 |speed= {{cvt|14|kn|km/h}} |capacity=250 passengers and 40 cars<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.cmassets.co.uk/ferry/mv-coruisk/| title=MV Coruisk| publisher=Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd| accessdate=23 January 2020}}</ref> |crew=12 |notes= }} }} '''MV ''Coruisk''''' ({{langx|gd|Coir' Uisg'}}) is a Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited ferry built in 2003, operated by Scottish ferry operator Caledonian MacBrayne and serving the west coast of Scotland.
==History== Following her launch at Appledore's yard in early 2003, ''Coruisk'' left on her delivery voyage on 2 August. She carried out berthing trials on the Clyde before taking over the Mallaig to Armadale route on 14 August. She was officially named at Armadale by Baroness Ray Michie of Gallanach at a special ceremony.<ref name=ships>{{cite web| url=https://www.shipsofcalmac.co.uk/ships-1/Coruisk-(III)| title=''Coruisk''| publisher=Ships of Calmac| accessdate=15 January 2021}}</ref>
Initial technical problems required {{MV|Pioneer|1974|6}} to resume the service for some time. On 24 August, ''Coruisk'' lost power and struck a reef at the Mallaig harbour entrance, losing one of her propulsion units. She went to the Clyde for repairs and did not return to Mallaig that season. The following winter season at Dunoon was only slightly more successful, with slow berthing and many passenger complaints adding to her worsening reputation. <ref name=ships/> Subsequent seasons have been less eventful.
In March 2014, she ran into the pier at Dunoon, sustaining serious damage but managed to make her own way to Greenock to be assessed for repairs.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.vesselfinder.com/news/1904-GOUROCK-ferry-MV-Coruisk-seriously-damaged-in-pier-crash| title=Gourock ferry MV Coruisk seriously damaged in pier crash| publisher=VesselFinder| date=12 March 2014| accessdate=25 June 2017}}</ref>
==Layout== The design of ''Coruisk'' is unique.<ref name=ships/> As well as bow and stern ramps, allowing drive-through operation, she also has a port side ramp, allowing side-loading on the Clyde in winter months. The bow ramp is protected by an open visor, similar to those found on Orkney and Shetland inter-island ferries. Clearance on the car deck is {{convert|5.1|m|ftin|abbr=off}}.<ref name=ships/>
Above the car deck are two passenger decks, one containing the main lounge areas with toilets and a small shop/kiosk. A small external deck area on the same level, both fore and aft of the lounges, has stairways leading to the open deck above. Crew accommodation is on the upper deck. Sitting even further up, the bridge gives the master a view down over bow and stern. A temporary modification is made for the winter seasons to accommodate the gangways at Wemyss Bay and Rothesay.
Schottel electric azimuth thrusters incorporate rotating pods protruding beneath the hull, with two propellers on each. Although similar to Voith Schneider units, the vessel proved much harder to control and manoeuvre.
==Service== thumb|MV Coruisk at Craignure ''Coruisk'' was the sole vessel on the Mallaig to Armadale service in summers until 2016. In winter, she relieves on the Upper Clyde, while {{MV|Lochnevis}} adds Armadale to her Small Isles roster. Since 2011, when the Gourock to Dunoon service (operated by Argyll Ferries until 2019) became passenger-only, ''Coruisk'' relieves at Rothesay and provides support on the Dunoon crossing.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://forargyll.com/2013/12/coruisk-makes-first-winter-support-trip-on-gourock-dunoon-run/| title=Coruisk makes first winter support trip on Gourock-Dunoon run| publisher=Argyll News| date=19 December 2013| accessdate=23 February 2014}}</ref>
From March 2016 until July 2022, ''Coruisk'' was the second ferry on the Oban–Craignure route on the summer timetable, alongside {{MV|Isle of Mull}}.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.calmac.co.uk/press-releases/increased-service-to-mull| title=Increased service to Mull starts| publisher=CalMac| date=25 March 2016| accessdate=14 August 2018}}</ref> She was replaced at Mallaig for the 2016 season by the smaller {{MV|Lochinvar}}, {{MV|Loch Bhrusda}} and {{MV|Lord of the Isles}} (in between the latter's Lochboisdale–Mallaig sailings). This shuffling of the Mallaig fleet was criticised, with campaigners calling for ''Coruisk'' to remain at Mallaig with {{MV|Lord of the Isles}}. CalMac announced that ''Coruisk'' would remain on the Oban–Craignure route for a second summer season: the Skye crossing being operated by {{MV|Lord of the Isles}} and {{MV|Loch Fyne}}.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-38568701| title=Anger at CalMac decision on Skye ferry| publisher=BBC| date=10 January 2017| accessdate=11 January 2017}}</ref> That arrangement was expected to continue until {{MV|Glen Sannox|2017|6}} and {{MV|Glen Rosa}} entered service,{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}} but in summer 2022, when {{MV|Loch Frisa}} entered service at Craignure, ''Coruisk'' returned to Mallaig.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://mullandionaferrycommittee.org/2021/10/05/norwegian-ferry-coming-to-mull/| title=Norwegian ferry coming to Mull| publisher=Mull & Iona Ferry Committee| date=5 October 2021| accessdate=22 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce5xd2x8lm6o| title=New CalMac ferry starts working on Mull route| publisher=BBC News| date=13 June 2022| accessdate=12 November 2022}}</ref> ''Coruisk'' is due to return to the Oban-Craignure route for the beginning of the 2025 summer season, operating alongside ''Loch Frisa'' until ''Isle of Mull'' returns from work to replace her marine evacuation system.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.calmac.co.uk/en-gb/travel/latest-customer-updates/customer-update-oban-craignure-mull-services/|title=Customer Update - Oban - Craignure (Mull) services|date=26 February 2025|access-date=7 March 2025|publisher=CalMac Ferries}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{commons category-inline|Coruisk (ship, 2003)|MV Coruisk}}
{{Caledonian MacBrayne ships}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Coruisk (2003)}} Category:Caledonian MacBrayne Category:Ships built in Devon Category:2003 ships Category:Ferries of Scotland