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Western Isles ferries
through the decades
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SS ‘Plover’
Deck view circa mid 1920s
Built 1904 – Scotts of Bowling
Gross tons 208
Indicated horse power – 350
Service speed – 10 knots
Mull, Coll, Tiree, Barra, South Uist,
Mail Ship
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SS ‘Sheila’
On speed trial when new on Clyde 1904
Built 1904 – Scotts of Bowling
Gross tons 230
Indicated horse power – 400
Service speed – 10 ˝ knots
Stornoway steamer
1904-1927 |
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‘Lochness’
At Kyle of Lochalsh
Built 1929 – Fairfields, Govan
Gross tons – 777
Shaft horse power – 1400
Service Speed – 13 knots
Stornoway mail steamer 1929-1947 |
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TSMV ‘Loch Earn’
When new at Castlebay, Barra
Built 1930 – Ardrossan Dockyard
Gross tons – 542. Brake horse power – 600
Service speed – 9 knots
Barra/South Uist mail ship including Mull,
Coll and Tiree 1930-1955 |
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MV ‘Loch Seaforth’
Stornoway, July 1969
Built 1947 – Denings of Dumbarton
Gross tons – 1105
Brake horse power – 1800
Service speed – 13 ˝ knots
Stornoway steamer 1947-1971
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