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MV ''Hebridean Princess'' is a cruise ship operated by Hebridean Island Cruises. She started life as the MacBrayne car ferry and Royal Mail Ship, initially RMS then 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.〔 Operated by David MacBrayne Ltd, ''Columba'' took up the Isle of Mull service, replacing the elderly ships and . She continued on this route for nine years. Columba's interiors, and those of her sisters MV Hebrides and MV Clansman, were designed by a young Scottish designer, John McNeece, who was to go on to design the interiors of numerous cruise ships over the next 40 years. In 1968, additional buoyant seating was added on the after deck, boosting her passenger complement from 600 to 870.〔 Cars were loaded via a forward hydraulic hoist. Below the car deck were sleeping berths for 51. She was the first vessel to make Sunday sailings, which started in 1972〔 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 '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 , ''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 on the Outer Isles run. ''Columba'' continued in service after her sisters, and .〔 Even in CalMac operation, she gave special cruises, including St Kilda and Kishorn Yard as destinations.〔 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. 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 Hebridean Princess」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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