MV Hebrides, Isle of Harris 1973
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This 1973 view shows MV Hebrides berthed at the pier on the Isle of Harris, her bluff bow, black hull and cream superstructure filling the harbour scene beneath a dull west coast sky. Built by Hall, Russell of Aberdeen and introduced in 1964, Hebrides was one of the trio of hoist-loading car ferries brought in for the Western Isles routes, and she spent most of her working life on the Uig, Tarbert and Lochmaddy service. The photograph captures her in the role for which she became best known, serving Harris in the years just before David MacBrayne was merged into Caledonian MacBrayne in late 1973. The quiet pier, waiting vehicles and steep hillside beyond give the image a strong sense of Hebridean ferry travel in the early 1970s.
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