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 CURRENT ROUTE:
Sconser - Raasay

 

 Picture Credit: SoC Collection
 VESSEL DETAILS:
Type: Steel DSMV
Ordered By: Caledonian MacBrayne Ltd
Built: 1986
Cost: TBC
Acquired: See below
Launched: 8th May 1986
Entered Service: 4th July 1986
Disposed: N/A
 DIMENSIONS:
Length: 30.20m.
Breadth: 10.00m
Draught: 1.50m
Gross Tonnage: 206
 CARRYING CAPACITIES:
Passengers: 203
Cars: 12
Crew: 3
Lifeboats: 1 inflatable launch and inflatable liferafts
 TECHNICAL DETAILS:
Builders: Richard Dunston (Hessle) Ltd
Yard No:
952
Engine Builders: Volvo-Penta, Sweden
Machinery: 6-cyl 2x Voith-Schneider Propellers
Hoist & Lifts: N/A
 ADDITIONAL DETAILS:
Speed: 9 kts
Callsign: MESXG
Registered: Glasgow
Launched by:
Named after: A Loch to the north of Bute
Gaelic Name: Loch Sroigheann
 REMARKS:
After 11 years on the Largs - Cumbrae Slip run, she was moved to a more relaxed and laid back routine, replacing the Island Class vessel Raasay.

 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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