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In 2023 Cruiser was sold to
Jetstream Tours Ltd and relocated to the Thames and Medway. Cruiser was fitted with an additional deck aft of the bridge to facilitate loading and unloading at different stages of the Thames tides.
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was out of service. In 2007 Clyde Marine introduced
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210:General characteristics
127:Jetstream Tours Limited
539:"Gourock - Kilcreggan"
287:9 knots (17 km/h)
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614:Ships built in Essex
295:240 passengers (max)
599:Ferries of Scotland
360:White Horse Ferries
315:Jetstream Tours Ltd
271:2 × Gardner engines
145:James & Stone,
100:White Horse Ferries
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609:1974 ships
588:Categories
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422:Kilcreggan
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175:IMO number
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300:Notes
284:Speed
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