 MV Suilven off Ullapool
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| History | |
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| Name | MV Suilven |
| Namesake | Suilven |
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| Yard number | 180 |
| Launched | 19 April 1974[3] |
| Acquired | 1974 |
| In service | 27 August 1974 |
| Out of service | July 1995 (with Caledonian MacBrayne)
2004 (with Strait Shipping) 2015 (with Bligh Water Shipping) November 2015 (with Venu Shipping Limited) |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sunk in Suva harbour, 24 November 2015 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 1980 |
| Length | 86.52 m (283 ft 10+1⁄2 in) |
| Beam | 16.03 m (52 ft 7 in) |
| Draught | 4.96 m (16 ft 3+1⁄2 in) |
| Installed power | 2 × 7-cyl, Wichmann Diesel 1300 kW [3] |
| Propulsion | 2 × variable-pitch propellers & 2 × Brunvoll SPK300 bow thrusters |
| Speed | 16 kn (30 km/h) (service) |
| Capacity | 500 passengers, 120 cars |
| Crew | 25 |
MV Suilven was a vehicle ferry built in 1974 and operated for 21 years by Caledonian MacBrayne on the Ullapool to Stornoway route. She subsequently operated in New Zealand and later in Fiji.
- ^ "Vessel Search - Suilven". Digital Seas. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ^ "Suilven - IMO 7383487". Shipspotting. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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