Passengers: 448 Cars: 76 Crew: 20 Lifeboats: 3 rigid boats, 1 RIB fast rescue
craft and inflatable liferafts
TECHNICAL DETAILS:
Builders: Ferguson Ailsa Ltd, Port Glasgow Yard No: 491 Engine Builders: Mirrlees Blackstone Ltd,
Stockport Machinery: 2 x 8MB275 diesel engines, each
developing 2310bhp, driving twin controllable pitch propellers via a
clutched flexible coupling and single reduction gearing Hoist & Lifts: N/A
ADDITIONAL DETAILS:
Speed: 15 kts Callsign: GDMJ Registered: Glasgow Launched by: Miss Joanna Younger, daughter of
the then Secretary of State Named after: The island of Arran for which she
was built to serve Gaelic Name: Eilean Arainn
REMARKS:
She was an immediate success on the Arran service and required replacement
by a larger vessel after just 9 years. Now found at Islay as second
vessel to assist Hebridean Isles and has seen service on almost every route in the network.
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.
THE
FLEET - Isle Of Arran
Picture Credit:
SoC Collection