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THE FLEET - Suilven
Main The Fleet Suilven
Leaving Ullapool Active Fleet Member:
 VESSEL LINKS:
Ship's History
Past Crew
 REGULAR ROUTE:
Ullapool - Stornoway

 

 Picture Credit: Stuart McMahon
 VESSEL DETAILS:
Type: Steel DSMV
Ordered By: Caledonian MacBrayne Ltd
Built: 1974
Cost: TBC
Launched: 19th April 1974
Acquired: TBC
Entered Service: 27th August 1974
Disposed: August 1995
 DIMENSIONS:
Length: 86.52m
Breadth: 15.50m
Draught: 3.80m
Gross Tonnage: 1980
 CARRYING CAPACITIES:
Passengers: 408
Cars: 85
Crew: 25
Lifeboats: Rigid lifeboats and inflatable liferafts
 TECHNICAL DETAILS:
Builders: Moss Rosenberg of Norway
Yard No:
180
Engine Builders: Wichmann, Norway
Machinery: Three 7-cyl, Wichmann Diesel
Hoist & Lifts: Mezzanine car decks fitted, although these were not used towards the end of her career
 ADDITIONAL DETAILS:
Speed: 14 kts
Callsign: GULA
Registered: Glasgow
Launched by: TBC
Named after: A High Wester Ross/Assynt Mountian Peak
Gaelic Name:
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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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