Registration number 2441
Status Registered
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Details

Function Fighting Vessel
Subfunction Pinnace
Location Balmaha
Vessel type Admiralty Pinnace
Current use Commercial Activity
Available to hire Yes
Available for excursions Yes
Info required Yes

Construction

Built in 1938
Hull material Wood
Rig None
Number of decks 1
Propulsion Motor
Number of engines 1
Primary engine type Inboard diesel
Boiler type None
Boilermaker None

Dimensions

Depth
3.00 feet (0.92m)
Length: Overall
36.00 feet (10.98m)

History

SAMPAN is a service vessel that was built in 1938. She was a Naval pinnace until 1961, during which time she was a pinnace to HMS GUARDIAN during service in the Second World War. In 1961, she became a passenger vessel on Loch Lomond where she has been operating ever since. As of 2024, she operates a passenger service serving Inchmurrin Island.

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