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MV 'Argyle' launched

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#1 ·
Calmac's new ship, the Argyle, sister ship of Bute has been launched in Poland. She will be delivered to the Clyde mid-September, after fitting out and trials.
 
#8 ·
Hi folks, deliberate spelling for a good reason.

From the CalMac press Release.


Confirming the name of the new ship today (Monday 3 April), CalMac’s Chairman, Dr Harold Mills said: “the name Argyle is singularly appropriate for the new Wemyss Bay-Rothesay ferry. It is important for safety reasons that the name is not held by any other vessel and Argyle, with the old spelling, fits the bill. MV Argyle will be the seventh vessel to bear the name. The best known of all the Clyde paddle steamers named Argyle was actually the successor to the firstButeon the service from Wemyss Bay to Rothesay, as well as to Innellan, Largs and Millport. Coincidentally, the seventh Argyle will be the sister ship of the seventh Bute”.
 
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