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VESSEL DETAILS: |
Type: Steel DSMV
Ordered By: Caledonian MacBrayne Ltd
Built: 2000
Cost: £15,000,000.00
Acquired: See below
Disposed: N/A
Launched: 2nd August 2000
Entered Service: 24th March 2001 |
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DIMENSIONS: |
Length: 99.00m.
Breadth: 15.80m
Draught: 3.22m
Gross Tonnage: 5506 |
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CARRYING CAPACITIES: |
Passengers: 612
Cars: 90 + 10 on a mezzanine deck
Crew: 34
Lifeboats: Inflated marine escape system, 2 RIB fast rescue craft
and inflatable liferafts |
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TECHNICAL DETAILS: |
Builders: Ferguson Shipbuilders, Port Glasgow
Yard No: 708
Engine Builders: M.A.K.
Machinery: 2 x MAK 8 M32, Gear Box: 2 - Ulstein 1500 AGSC 415 / 250
volts, 3 Phase, 50Hz. Bow Thruster: 2 x Electric Ulstein 90TV each 7.0
tonnes thrust
Hoist & Lifts: 1x hoistable mezzanine car deck for 10 further cars,
down the starboard side of the car deck |
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ADDITIONAL DETAILS: |
Speed: 16.5 kts
Callsign: ZQYC3
Registered: Glasgow
Launched by: HM Queen Elizabeth II
Named after: A favourite of the trio of ships to be built, the old
Hebrides served on this run for her entire career with the company
Gaelic Name: Innse Gall |
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REMARKS: |
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Based heavily on the Clansman of 1998 but incorporating several marked
improvements to enhance passenger comfort, not least far superior external
deck space. Converted to burn oil in 2007 and placed for a week on services
out of Oban to monitor fuel economy before returning to her usual routes. |
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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
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