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VESSEL DETAILS:
Type: Steel DSMV Ordered By: Caledonian MacBrayne Ltd Built: 1978 Cost: TBC Acquired: See below Launched: 31st August 1978 Entered Service: 3rd January 1979 Disposed: 1996
DIMENSIONS:
Length: 230' 0" Breadth: 51' Draught: 16' Gross Tonnage: 1631
CARRYING CAPACITIES:
Passengers: 500 Cars: 50 Crew: TBC Lifeboats: 2 rigid boats and inflatable liferafts
TECHNICAL DETAILS:
Builders: Robb Caledon Ship Builders Ltd (Leith) Yard No: TBC Engine Builders: Mirrlees Blackstone Diesels Ltd, (Stockport) Machinery: 2 x 2 SCSA each 8 cyls. 10 ½” - 13 ½ “. Bow-thrust propeller forward Hoist & Lifts: 36 ton vehicle hoist with side ramps located immediately aft of the funnels
ADDITIONAL DETAILS:
Speed: 15 kts Callsign: TBC Registered: Glasgow Launched by: Lady Kirkhill Named after: The popular 1955-built vessel which served on the routes from Oban to the Outer Isles Gaelic Name: N/A
REMARKS:
Left the fleet against the will of the company for future service on the failed Campbeltown - Ballycastle run and more recently on the Gill's Bay - St Margaret's Hope run. Her current appearance leaves a lot to be desired and she looks very tatty!
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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