Main The Fleet Loch Seaforth
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	Picture Credit: Margaret Morrison
VESSEL DETAILS:
Type: Steel TSMV Ordered By: David MacBrayne Ltd Built: 1947 Cost: TBC Acquired: See above Launched: TBC Entered Service: TBC Disposed: 1973
DIMENSIONS:
Length: 229' 4" Breadth: 36' 1" Draught: 11' 2" Gross Tonnage: 1126
CARRYING CAPACITIES:
Passengers: TBC Cars: 0 Crew: TBC Lifeboats: TBC
TECHNICAL DETAILS:
Builders: William Denny & Brothers Dumbarton Yard No: 1404 Engine Builders: Sulzer Bros Ltd Winterthur Machinery: 2 x 6-cylinder Sulzer two-stroke diesels, 1,800 bhp at 235 rpm, twin 3-blade screws Hoist & Lifts: N/A
ADDITIONAL DETAILS:
Speed: 15 kts Callsign: TBC Registered: Glasgow Launched by: Named after: A sea loch on isle of Lewis Gaelic Name: N/A
REMARKS:
In 1949 Loch Seaforth became the first member of the MacBrayne fleet to be fitted with radar; and after her loss in 1973 she remains the only STG or Caledonian MacBrayne ship to have been written off whilst on passenger service.
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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