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THE FLEET - Argyle
Main The Fleet Argyle
Arriving on the Clyde from Poland Active Fleet Member:
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Ship's History
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 CURRENT ROUTE:
Wemyss Bay - Rothesay

 

 Picture Credit: SoC Collection
 VESSEL DETAILS:
Type: Steel DSMV
Ordered By: Caledonian MacBrayne Ltd
Built: 2006
Cost: £9,000,000.00
Acquired: See below
Launched: 12th September 2006
Entered Service: 16th May 2007
Disposed: N/A
 DIMENSIONS:
Length: 72.00m
Breadth: 15.80m
Draught: 3.20m
Gross Tonnage: 2612
 CARRYING CAPACITIES:
Passengers: 450
Cars: 60
Crew: TBC
Lifeboats: Inflatable rescue launch and liferafts
 TECHNICAL DETAILS:
Builders: Stocznia Remontowa, Gdansk, Poland
Yard No:
1625
Engine Builders: MAK
Machinery: Schottel Rudder Propellers fore and aft
Hoist & Lifts: N/A
 ADDITIONAL DETAILS:
Speed: 14 kts
Callsign: MQEZ7
Registered: Glasgow
Launched by: Mrs Tish Timms, wife of CalMac Ferries' Chairman Peter Timms
Named after: The name carried by six previous Clyde vessels
Gaelic Name: Earra-Ghaidheal
 REMARKS:
She is of very similar design to her sister BUTE.

 SoC Links:
 To see a more detailed description and some photos of the islands this vessel serves or has served, visit Undiscovered Scotland and follow their links.


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