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Main The Fleet Loch Shira
Leaving Largs Active Fleet Member:
 VESSEL LINKS:
Ship's History
Deck Plan
Past Crew
 CURRENT ROUTE:
Largs - Cumbrae Slip

 

 Picture Credit: SoC Collection
 VESSEL DETAILS:
Type: Steel DSMV
Ordered By: Caledonian MacBrayne Ltd
Built: 2006
Cost: £5,800,000.00
Acquired: See below
Launched: 8th December 2006
Entered Service: 2nd June 2007
Disposed: N/A
 DIMENSIONS:
Length: 54.27m
Breadth: 13.90m
Draught: 1.80m
Gross Tonnage: 230
 CARRYING CAPACITIES:
Passengers: 250
Cars: 36
Crew: TBC
Lifeboats: Inflatable liferafts
 TECHNICAL DETAILS:
Builders: Ferguson Shipbuilders Ltd, Port Glasgow
Yard No:
721
Engine Builders: Main Enines: 2 x 559bkW at 1800rpm. Auxilary Generators: Cummins / Stamford, 113 Kw. Propultion Units: Voith 16 R5 rated at 540 Kw at 625 rpm
Machinery:
Hoist & Lifts: N/A
 ADDITIONAL DETAILS:
Speed: 10 kts
Callsign: MQPQ9
Registered: Glasgow
Launched by: Mrs Tish Timms, wife of CalMac Ferries' Chairman Peter Timms
Named after: A small arm off Loch Fyne, at the foot of Glen Shira near Inverary
Gaelic Name: Loch Siora
 REMARKS:
Equipped to carry dangerous and heavy goods

 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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