The latest completion by Parkol Marine Shipyard, Whitby, is the “Pleiades” BF 155 for Phillip and Gary Hepburn from Gardenstown
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
Engine :
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
