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VESSEL DETAILS:
Type: Steel DSMV Ordered By: David MacBrayne Ltd Built: 1964 Cost: Acquired: See below Launched: 20th November 1963 Entered Service: 15th April 1964 Disposed: 22nd November 1985
DIMENSIONS:
Length: 235' Breadth: 46' Draught: 9'  Gross Tonnage: 1420
CARRYING CAPACITIES:
Passengers: 600 Cars: 50 Crew: TBC Lifeboats: 2 rigid boats and inflatable liferafts
TECHNICAL DETAILS:
Builders: Hall, Russell & Co. Ltd., Aberdeen. Yard No: TBC Engine Builders: Crossley Bros. Ltd., Manchester. Machinery: 2 x SCSA. each 8 cyls. 10½ x 13½” Hoist & Lifts: 1x Vehicle Lift capacity 14 tons: Platform 900 sq. ft (6 Average Cars). 1x Electric Crane, SLW 7 1/2 tons.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS:
Speed: 14 kts Callsign: GMOV Registered: Glasgow Launched by: Mrs. Michael Noble, wife of the then Scottish Secretary of State Named after: Gaelic Name: N/A
REMARKS:
The HEBRIDES became Torbay Seaways' DEVONIUN and ran from Torquay to the Channel Islands, then went to Greek owners as the ILLYRIA and ran between Italy and Albania. She was last reported laid-up in Greece and is likely to be scrapped.
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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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