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THE FLEET - Loch Fyne
Main The Fleet Loch Fyne
Preparing to leave Fishnish Active Fleet Member:
 VESSEL LINKS:
Ship's History
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Past Crew
 CURRENT ROUTE:
Lochaline - Fishnish

 

 Picture Credit: SoC Collection
 VESSEL DETAILS:
Type: Steel DSMV
Ordered By: Caledonian MacBrayne Ltd
Built: 1991
Cost: TBC
Acquired: See below
Launched: 12th June 1991
Entered Service: 2nd August 1991
Disposed: N/A
 DIMENSIONS:
Length: 54.20m.
Breadth: 13.41m
Draught: 1.60m
Gross Tonnage: 549
 CARRYING CAPACITIES:
Passengers: 250
Cars: 36
Crew: 4
Lifeboats: 1 inflatable launch and inflatable liferafts
 TECHNICAL DETAILS:
Builders: Ferguson Shipbuilders Ltd, Port Glasgow
Yard No:
602
Engine Builders: 2 x TAMD 162 4SCSA oil engines, 448 bhp each, driving Voith Schneider propulsion units
Machinery:
Hoist & Lifts: N/A
 ADDITIONAL DETAILS:
Speed: 9 kts
Callsign: MNFF3
Registered: Glasgow
Launched by: Mrs Elizabeth Struthers, wife of CalMac's Chairman
Named after: The large loch forming part of the Clyde estuary and separating Kintyre with the rest of the west coast.
Gaelic Name: Loch Fine
 REMARKS:
Displaced by the infamous and ugly Skye bridge on 16th October 1995 and was reactivated to take over as secondary Mull ferry in autumn 1997. She has been a success there ever since and has allowed for much growth in traffic.

 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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