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The Pleiades arrived at Fraserburgh Harbour after her passage from
Whitby on Friday the 30th of January. The wind was fairly strong
on the starboard quarter all the way north and her owners ,
brothers Phillip and Gary Hepburn , were very happy with the
performance of their new vessel.
The Pleiades was built by Parkol Marine Shipyard ( Whitby ) and
was designed by Ian Paton from S C McAllister. She has been built
with a double chine hull with a fully formed double curvature
bulbous bow
Main dimensions:
Length overall................. 17.5 meter
Length between PP ......... 16.13 meter
Breadth moulded............... 6.65 meter
Depth moulded..................3.75 meter
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 Engine
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Caterpillar 3408C-TA , 358kw/480hp @ 1800rpm driving a 1900mm
LIPS Propeller with HR Nozzle through a Reintjes 7.04:1 reduction
gearbox for 9.9knots on trials
Auxiliary Engines : Both by Cummins , Electrical Gen set is
90kw/120hp , Hydraulic gen set 164kw/220hp
Fuel capacity: 13,000 litres
Fresh water: 8,000 litres in bulbous bow
Hold 480 boxes
Wheelhouse electronic package: D.C.McMinn of Mallaig
Fishroom chilling system: installed by Premier
Refrigeration of Fraserburgh
Geneglace Flack Ice machine: Premier Refrigeration of
Fraserburgh
Nets: Seaforth Nets of Fraserburgh ( 160ft/48.8m prawn
scrapper nets )
Deck machinery: Thistle Marine
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