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VESSEL DETAILS:
Type: Steel DSMV Ordered By: Caledonian Steam Packet Co Built: 1953 Cost: £257,960.00 Acquired: See below Launched: 22nd September 1953 Entered Service: 4th January 1954 Disposed: 1981
DIMENSIONS:
Length: 186' Breadth: 36' Draught: 7'6" Gross Tonnage: 540
CARRYING CAPACITIES:
Passengers: 399 Cars: 30 Crew: TBC Lifeboats: 2 rigid boats and liferafts
TECHNICAL DETAILS:
Builders: Wm. Denny & Bros. Ltd., Dumbarton Yard No: 1470 Engine Builders: British Polar Engines Ltd., Glasgow Machinery: 2 Oil Atlas 2SCSA 6 cyl. 340 x 570 mm Hoist & Lifts: 1x Cargo Lift, Capacity 14 tons: Platform: 682 sq. ft. (5 Average Cars). 2x Derricks each 7 ton load.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS:
Speed: 14 kts Callsign: TBC Registered: Glasgow Launched by: Mrs J L Harrington Named after: The largest of the Clyde Islands Gaelic Name: N/A
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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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