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Name
Official number
Flag
IMO
BUTE
185018
GBR
Year built
Date launched
Date completed
1954
28/09/1954
Vessel type
Vessel description
Ferry Passenger-Vehicle
Steel Motor Vessel
Builder
Yard
Yard no
Ailsa Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Troon
481
Tonnage
Length
Breadth
Depth
Draft
568 grt / 149 nrt /
185.10 ft
36.6 ft
7.6 ft
Engine builder
British Polar Engines Ltd, Glasgow
Engine detail
2 - Screw. 2xOil engines 2SA 6Cyl. 15.5knots.
First owner
First port of register
Registration date
Caledonian Steam Packet Co.
Glasgow
Other names
MEDITERRANEAN SUN
Subsequent owner and registration history
1980 G. S. Phetouris, Piraeus.
Vessel history
ABC Car ferry. Side loader.
Remarks
End year
Fate / Status
Disposal Detail
BUTE - original condition
Image courtesy of : Old Ship Picture Galleries
BUTE - without goalposts
Image courtesy of : Old Ship Picture Galleries
Leaving Gourock 1967
Image courtesy of : L M Smith
Image courtesy of : Dennis Maccoy
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