MV Jupiter approaching Dunoon with passengers for the 2009 Cowal Highland Gathering.
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History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | MV Jupiter |
Namesake | Jupiter and earlier vessels, MV Jupiter |
Operator | Caledonian MacBrayne |
Port of registry | Glasgow |
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Builder | James Lamont & Co, Port Glasgow |
Yard number | 418[1] |
Launched | 27 November 1973 |
Maiden voyage | 19 March 1974 |
Out of service | 12 October 2010 |
Identification |
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Fate | Scrapped in Grenaa, Denmark. |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | |
Length | 66.45 m (218 ft 0 in) |
Beam | 13.8 m (45 ft 3 in) |
Draft | 2.41 m (7 ft 11 in) |
Depth | 4 m (13 ft) |
Installed power | 2 × Mirrlees Blackstone 4SCSA 8-cylinder diesel engines, 1,000 bhp (746 kW) each |
Propulsion | 2 Voith Schneider propellers, one at each end of the hull, on the centreline |
Speed | approximately 12 kn (14 mph; 22 km/h) |
Capacity | 531 passengers, 38 cars |
Crew | 10 |
Notes | [2] |
MV Jupiter was a passenger and vehicle ferry in the fleet of Caledonian MacBrayne in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland. She was the oldest of three "streakers" and the third River Clyde ship to bear the name 'Jupiter'. Her open car deck was accessible by stern and side ramps ro-ro. She entered service in 1974, and operated the Gourock to Dunoon crossing for much of her career. In 2006, she became the oldest vessel in the CalMac fleet and continued in service with them until 2010. Jupiter was sold for breaking in 2011.