Scottish Salmon Farms has taken delivery of its latest vessel which will work all of the company''s farms on the Scottish west coast.
Designed by consultant naval architects AG Salmon as a multi-role vessel, Sally Ann was built by Arklow Marine Services in Ireland for Scottish Sea Farms.
The vessel is 22.8m in length with an 8m beam and a lightship displacement of 120 tonnes. It has a service speed of 9 knots with a maximum speed of 10.5 knots.
It's equipped with a Doosan V158TIH engine is a 14.6 litre V8 twin turbo charged and intercooled unit producing 480bhp / 353kW @ 1800rpm. It has a conventional fuel injection system and two push-rod operated values per cylinder for simplicity and ease of maintenance.
Sally Annis capable of carrying 106 tonnes on deck and also has the ability to carry containerised cargo and ISO tanks together with fuel bunkers for 16,000 litres of fuel and three tonnes of water.
Scottish Sea Farms has over 35 years of experience in working to the highest industry standards in salmon farming. With farms on the West Coast of Scotland, Shetland and Orkney, its output represents around 24% of the total production of Atlantic-farmed salmon in Scotland.
