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VESSEL DETAILS:
Type: Steel DSMV Ordered By: Caledonian MacBrayne Ltd Built: 1997 Cost: TBC Acquired: See below Launched: 4th April 1997 Named: 18th April 1997 Entered Service: 8th July 1997 Disposed: N/A
DIMENSIONS:
Length: 43.00m. Breadth: 13.40m Draught: 1.73m Gross Tonnage: 396
CARRYING CAPACITIES:
Passengers: 150 Cars: 24 Crew: 4 Lifeboats: 1 inflatable launch and inflatable liferafts
TECHNICAL DETAILS:
Builders: Buckie Shipyard Ltd Yard No: 110 Engine Builders: Cummins KT38M Diesels Machinery: 2 x Cummins KT38M diesel engines driving Voith Schneider propulsion units Hoist & Lifts: N/A
ADDITIONAL DETAILS:
Speed: 10 kts Callsign: MXZG2 Registered: Glasgow Launched by: Named after: The Gaelic spelling of her intended 'home' port, Lochaline Gaelic Name: Loch Alainn
REMARKS:
Launched as Loch Aline, but the name was subsequently found to be in use already, hence the switch to the Gaelic version of the name. She was originally built for the new service from Fishnish to Lochaline, but technical problems sent her back to the Clyde and she was replaced with the redundant Loch Fyne
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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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