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VESSEL DETAILS:
Type: Steel DSMV Ordered By: Caledonian MacBrayne Ltd Built: 2005 Cost: £8,750,000.00 Acquired: 22nd June 2005 Launched: March 2005 Entered Service: 11th July 2005 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: 1333 Engine Builders: MAK Machinery: Schottel Rudder Propellers fore and aft Hoist & Lifts: N/A
ADDITIONAL DETAILS:
Speed: 14 kts Callsign: MHPD8 Registered: Glasgow Launched by: Mrs Marjorie Bulloch Named after: Second Largest of the Firth of Clyde Islands and six previous vessels carrying the same name. Gaelic Name: Eilean Bhoid
REMARKS:
She has luggage racks and a designated dog area. The ship is able to carry the new 60-seater coaches and 48 tonne artics to a maximum height of 5.1m. She is limited to operating on the Upper Clyde area.
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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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