Main The Fleet Loch Riddon
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VESSEL DETAILS:
Type: Steel DSMV Ordered By: Caledonian MacBrayne Ltd Built: 1986 Cost: TBC Acquired: See below Named: 19th August 1986 Launched: 4th September 1986 Entered Service: 28th October 1986 Disposed: N/A
DIMENSIONS:
Length: 30.20m. Breadth: 10.00m Draught: 1.50m Gross Tonnage: 206
CARRYING CAPACITIES:
Passengers: 203 Cars: 12 Crew: 3 Lifeboats: 1 inflatable launch and inflatable liferafts
TECHNICAL DETAILS:
Builders: Richard Dunston (Hessle) Ltd Yard No: 954 Engine Builders: Volvo-Penta, Sweden Machinery: 6-cyl 2x Voith-Schneider Propellers Hoist & Lifts: N/A
ADDITIONAL DETAILS:
Speed: 9 kts Callsign: MFNN7 Registered: Glasgow Launched by: Mrs J Montgomery, widow of a CalMac Manager Named after: A Loch to the north of the Kyles of Bute Gaelic Name: Loch Raodain
REMARKS:
Spent her first 11 years dedicated to the secondary Bute crossing before being released to operate at Largs in summer and around the network on relief in winter.
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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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