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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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