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Main The Fleet Jupiter
Returning from Dunoon Active Fleet Member:
 VESSEL LINKS:
Ship's History
Deck Plans
Past Crew
 CURRENT ROUTE:
Gourock - Dunoon

 

 Picture Credit: SoC Collection
 VESSEL DETAILS:
Type: Steel DSMV
Ordered By: Caledonian MacBrayne Ltd
Built: 1973
Cost: £750,000.00
Acquired: See below
Launched: 27th November 1973
Entered Service: 19th March 1974
Disposed: N/A
 DIMENSIONS:
Length: 66.45m.
Breadth: 13.80m
Draught: 2.41m
Gross Tonnage: 849
 CARRYING CAPACITIES:
Passengers: 510
Cars: 40
Crew: 10
Lifeboats: 1 inflatable launch and inflatable liferafts
 TECHNICAL DETAILS:
Builders: James Lamont & Co. Ltd. Port Glasgow
Yard No:
418
Engine Builders: Mirrlees Blackstone Ltd, Stockport
Machinery: 2 x 4SCSA 8 cylinder diesel engines, 1000 bhp each, driving Voith Schneider propellers, one at each end of the hull, on the centreline
Hoist & Lifts: N/A
 ADDITIONAL DETAILS:
Speed: 12 kts
Callsign: GUIF
Registered: Glasgow
Launched by: Mrs N. J. D. Whittle - wife of the then Calmac general manager
Named after: Roman God, Calmac tried to keep up the tradition of naming there vessels after old favourites; Jupiter being one of them
Gaelic Name: Iupadar
 REMARKS:
Although widely regarded as one of the most highly manoeuvrable vessels in the fleet, she was not the first ship to use Voith Schneider units - this honour fell to the Keppel

 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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