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Updated  30th October 2026

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The Original version of another of the CalMac Fleet, the MV Saturn was also built on the Clyde, but in Troon in 1978 at Ailsa Shipbuilding Co .

She was well known for her services between Ardrossan and Brodick in Arran. a route she sometimes shared with MV Caledonia Isles.

She had a capacity for 38 cars and 531 Passengers.

In 2015 she was sold to Pentland Ferries who renamed her MV Orcadia, she was later sold to Creta Cargo Lines to provide a service between Mainland Greece and Aegean Islands .

This RC version as seen in the pictures, was  built by Alex Fletcher, a member of Largs Model Boat Club,  She is also a regular visitor at the Cowdienknowes “Pier”.



 “MV Saturn”