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MV ''Claymore'' was a car and passenger ferry built in 1978 for Caledonian MacBrayne. For ten years, she operated between Oban and the Outer Isles. Between October 2002 and March 2009, she was the Pentland Ferries relief vessel on the Short Sea Crossing to Orkney. Since March 2009, she has operated, as MV ''Sia'', a RORO cable-laying and supply vessel. ==History== MV ''Claymore'' was built by Robb Caledon, Leith for Caledonian MacBrayne and launched on 31 August 1978.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=MV ''Claymore'' )〕 The third ferry to bear the name ''Claymore'', she entered service between Oban and the Outer Isles. She was out of service for the three months in 1982 after running into rocks at the entrance to Lochboisdale harbour.〔 A collision in 1986 resulted in significant bow damage. She performed the annual Govan Shipbuilders charter with a flat plate welded across the damaged area. It was painted black with a large yellow CalMac lion to make it look less odd.〔 The cafeteria was refurbished in 1997 when sold to Sea Containers. On 11 March 2003, in gale force winds, ''Claymore'' was blown away from her intended berth in St Margaret’s Hope Bay. Her starboard propeller became entangled in the moorings of smaller vessels and the 12 passengers were disembarked safely by the Longhope Lifeboat. The subsequent investigation by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) made several recommendations to improve safety.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Report on the investigation of the entanglement in moorings of MV Claymore )〕 In March 2009 ''Claymore'' was sold to CT Offshore ApS, a Danish shipping company and moved to Svendborg. She was renamed ''Sia'' on the 29 April 2009. The new owners added 4x 600 kW auxiliary engines to supply 4 forward thrusters and 3 aft thrusters, giving dynamic positioning capability for her new cable-laying role.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「MV Claymore」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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