Main The Fleet Hebridean Isles
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VESSEL DETAILS:
Type: Steel DSMV Ordered By: Caledonian MacBrayne Ltd Built: 1985 Cost: TBC Acquired: See below Launched: 4th July 1985 Entered Service: 5th December 1985 Disposed: N/A
DIMENSIONS:
Length: 85.15m. Breadth: 15.80m Draught: 3.11m Gross Tonnage: 3040
CARRYING CAPACITIES:
Passengers: 511 Cars: 68 Crew: 24 Lifeboats: 3 rigid boats, 1 RIB fast rescue craft and inflatable liferafts
TECHNICAL DETAILS:
Builders: Cochranes Shipbuilders Ltd, Selby Yard No: 130 Engine Builders: Mirrlees Blackstone Ltd, Stockport Machinery: Hoist & Lifts: Vehicle hoist with side ramps attached located aft of the main superstructure.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS:
Speed: 15 kts Callsign: GFMJ Registered: Glasgow Launched by: HRH the Duchess of Kent Named after: The Hebridean islands, named as part of the 1980s naming policy for major vessels (name had to include 'Isle' or 'Isles') Gaelic Name: Eileanan Innse Gall
REMARKS:
One of two vessels still to retain a vehicle hoist, although this has only been used to load and discharge gangways while on relief in Orkney.
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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