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VESSEL DETAILS:
Type: Steel DSMV Ordered By: Caledonian steam Packet Co Built: 1971 Cost: TBC Acquired: See below Launched: 11th February 1971 Entered Service: 31st March 1971 Disposed: 1991
DIMENSIONS:
Length: 112' Breadth: 42' Draught: 7' 8" Gross Tonnage: 225
CARRYING CAPACITIES:
Passengers: 200 Cars: 28 Crew: TBC Lifeboats: Inflatable launch and inflatable liferafts
TECHNICAL DETAILS:
Builders: Newport Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. Yard No: TBC Engine Builders: Gardner Engines Ltd., Manchester. Machinery: 2 Oil 4SCSA 8 cyl. 5 1/2” x 7 3/4”. 2 Voith-Schneider propellers Hoist & Lifts: N/A
ADDITIONAL DETAILS:
Speed: 8 kts Callsign: TBC Registered: Glasgow Launched by: TBC Named after: The loch which she was built to ply Gaelic Name: N/A
REMARKS:
Lochalsh was similarly "launched" on Thursday 11th February 1971 and was towed by Wrestler, leaving Newport on Tuesday 23rd March bound direct for Kyle. She was handed over to the CSP on 31st March.
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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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