Main The Fleet Loch Arkaig
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	Picture Credit: Tom Carreyette
VESSEL DETAILS:
Type: Wood DSMV Ordered By: Built: 1941 Cost: TBC Acquired: 1959 Entered Service: 14th April 1960 Sunk: 28th March 1979
DIMENSIONS:
Length: 117' Breadth: 22' Draught: 10' 9" Gross Tonnage: 179
CARRYING CAPACITIES:
Passengers: 163 Cars: 0 Crew: TBC Lifeboats: Rigid lifeboats
TECHNICAL DETAILS:
Builders: J Bolson & Sons Ltd., Poole Yard No: 1474P Engine Builders: (1941) Crossley Bros Ltd., Manchester; (1960) Bergius Kelvin Co. Ltd., Glasgow. Machinery: (1941) 2 oil 2 scsa 8 cyl. 10 1/2” x 13 1/2”; (1960) 2 oil engines, each 8 cyls. 6 1/2”x7 1/4” Hoist & Lifts:
ADDITIONAL DETAILS:
Speed: 11 kts Callsign: TBC Registered: Glasgow Launched by: TBC Named after: Gaelic Name:
REMARKS:
She was built as an inshore minesweeper and was purchased by MacBrayne's in 1959, she was replaced by the Lochmor on the Small Isles run in 1979
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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