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VESSEL DETAILS:
Type: Steel TSMV Ordered By: David MacBrayne Ltd Built: 1939 Cost: £62,805.00 Acquired: See below Launched: 4th April 1939 Entered Service: TBC Disposed: 1969
DIMENSIONS:
Length: 183' 7" Breadth: 32' 1" Draught: 7' 7" Gross Tonnage: 577
CARRYING CAPACITIES:
Passengers: 599 Cars: 0 Crew: TBC Lifeboats: Rigid lifeboats
TECHNICAL DETAILS:
Builders: Wm. Denny of Dumbarton Yard No: 1341 Engine Builders: Davey Paxman & Co Ltd, Colchester Machinery: 2 x 8-cylinder, 4-stroke, 880 bhp Paxman-Ricardo diesels direct coupled to twin 3-blade propellers Hoist & Lifts: N/A
ADDITIONAL DETAILS:
Speed: 12 kts Callsign: TBC Registered: Glasgow Launched by: TBC Named after: The large arm of the Clyde separating Kintyre from Cowal Gaelic Name: N/A
REMARKS:
During the war, she had an electro-magnetic coil round her belting to counter the threat of magnetic mines which U-boats were sowing in the North Channel. She was withdrawn in 1970, she briefly saw service from Fleetwood to Isle of Man before being broken up in 1997 after been used as a floating pub in Bristol.
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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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