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THE FLEET - Hebrides
Main The Fleet Hebrides
Heading out of Uig Bay with Harris in the distance Active Fleet Member:
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Ship's History
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Past Crew
 CURRENT ROUTE:
Uig - Lochmaddy / Uig - Tarbert

 

 Picture Credit: SoC Collection
 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
 DIMENSIONS:
Length: 99.00m.
Breadth: 15.80m
Draught: 3.22m
Gross Tonnage: 5506
 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
 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
 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
 REMARKS:
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.

 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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