Passengers: 680 Cars: 123 Crew: 32 Lifeboats: 2 rigid boats, 1 RIB fast rescue craft and inflatable liferafts
TECHNICAL DETAILS:
Builders: Ferguson Shipbuilders Ltd, Port Glasgow Yard No: 678 Engine Builders: Mirrlees Blackstone Ltd, Stockport Machinery: Hoist & Lifts: Mezzanine decks which operated by a system of wire
pulleys, which are electrically controlled. These can be altered up or down
depending on how many vehicles the operator wishes to carry.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS:
Speed: 18 kts Callsign: MVNP4 Registered: Glasgow Launched by: TBC Named after: The island for which she was built to serve and named as part of the 1980s
policy for major vessels (name had to include 'Isle' or 'Isles') Gaelic Name: Eilean Leodhais
REMARKS:
The largest vessel in the fleet and is limited in terms of routes on which
she can operate due to her breadth and draught. She made her first ever call
at Oban in February 2006 for fuel.
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 Lewis
Picture Credit:
SoC Collection