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THE FLEET - Keppel
Main The Fleet Keppel
Lying at the south berth at Largs pier Active Fleet Member:
 VESSEL LINKS:
Ship's History
Past Crew
 LAST ROUTE:
Largs - Millport

 

 Picture Credit: Allan Comrie
 VESSEL DETAILS:
Type: Steel DSMV
Ordered By: British Rail
Built: 1961 (as Rose)
Cost: £740,000.00
Launched: 19th January 1961
Acquired: 11th April 1967
Entered Service: 12th June 1967
Disposed: 1993
 DIMENSIONS:
Length: 109' 5"
Breadth: 27'
Draught: 5'
Gross Tonnage: 1324
 CARRYING CAPACITIES:
Passengers: 341
Cars: 0
Crew: TBC
Lifeboats: 1 rigid boats and inflatable liferafts
 TECHNICAL DETAILS:
Builders: Whites Shipyard (Southampton) Ltd.
Yard No:
214
Engine Builders: Lister Blackstone Marine Ltd., Dursley.
Machinery: 1 Oil 4SCSA 6 cyl. 8 ¾” x 11 ½ “. Voith-Schneider propeller.
Hoist & Lifts: N/A
 ADDITIONAL DETAILS:
Speed: 9 kts
Callsign: TBC
Registered: Glasgow
Launched by: TBC
Named after: Cumbrae's secondary pier
Gaelic Name: N/A
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 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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