Main The Fleet Isle of Arran
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VESSEL DETAILS:
Type: Steel DSMV Ordered By: Caledonian MacBrayne Ltd Built: 1983 Cost: £6,700,000.00 Acquired: See below Launched: 2nd December 1983 Entered Service: 13th April 1984 Disposed: N/A
DIMENSIONS:
Length: 84.92m Breadth: 15.80m Draught: 3.19m Gross Tonnage: 3269
CARRYING CAPACITIES:
Passengers: 448 Cars: 76 Crew: 20 Lifeboats: 3 rigid boats, 1 RIB fast rescue craft and inflatable liferafts
TECHNICAL DETAILS:
Builders: Ferguson Ailsa Ltd, Port Glasgow Yard No: 491 Engine Builders: Mirrlees Blackstone Ltd, Stockport Machinery: 2 x 8MB275 diesel engines, each developing 2310bhp, driving twin controllable pitch propellers via a clutched flexible coupling and single reduction gearing Hoist & Lifts: N/A
ADDITIONAL DETAILS:
Speed: 15 kts Callsign: GDMJ Registered: Glasgow Launched by: Miss Joanna Younger, daughter of the then Secretary of State Named after: The island of Arran for which she was built to serve Gaelic Name: Eilean Arainn
REMARKS:
She was an immediate success on the Arran service and required replacement by a larger vessel after just 9 years. Now found at Islay as second vessel to assist Hebridean Isles and has seen service on almost every route in the network.
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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