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THE FLEET - Kilbrannan
Main The Fleet Kilbrannan
Loading at Lochanza Active Fleet Member:
 VESSEL LINKS:
Ship's History
Past Crew
 LAST REGULAR ROUTE:
Kyles Scalpay - Scalpay

 

 Picture Credit: Conway MacCulloch
 VESSEL DETAILS:
Type: Steel DSMV
Ordered By: Caledonian Steam Packet Co
Built: 1972
Cost: TBC
Acquired: See below
Launched: 19th May 1972
Entered Service: 8th July 1972
Disposed: 1992
 DIMENSIONS:
Length: 69'
Breadth: 21'
Draught: 5'
Gross Tonnage: 64
 CARRYING CAPACITIES:
Passengers: 50
Cars: 4
Crew: 3
Lifeboats: 1 rigid boat and inflatable liferafts
 TECHNICAL DETAILS:
Builders: James Lamont & Co. Ltd., Port Glasgow.
Yard No:
416
Engine Builders: Bergius Kelvin Co. Ltd., Glasgow.
Machinery: 4 SCSA each 6 cyls. 5” x 5 3/8”; rev. red. Gear
Hoist & Lifts: N/A
 ADDITIONAL DETAILS:
Speed: 8 kts
Callsign: TBC
Registered: Glasgow
Launched by: TBC
Named after: The stretch of water which was was brought into service on, the Kilbrannan Sound between Kintyre and Arran
Gaelic Name: N/A
 REMARKS:
Sold for further service on the west coast of Ireland and renamed Arainn Mhor

 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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