Portree II offloading at Bryher Quay.
4th June 2009.
Portree II
Built 1951 by Wm Denny and Bros Ltd, Dumbarton.
Construction is of steel and she was 70.5 x 21 x 3.5 feet.
Original engines Gleniffer Engines, 2 oil, 4 SCSA, 4 cyl, 6 x 7 , 900rpm, 2:1 reduction gear.
2 bladed screws 8.8 knots at 160 bhp.
Rebuilt in 1967-1968 she was converted to bow loading and new dimensions are 71 x 21 x 5.5 feet.
New engines in 1969 were Perkins Engines. 2 oil, 4 SCSA, 6 cyl, 3.9 x 5 .
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ex PORTREE (I) which operated Kyle to Kyleakin between 1951 and 1965.
The confusion arises because when the PORTREE (II) was introduced to Kyle, PORTREE (I) was renamed PORTREE II.
1965 - Sold to Gerald A Lee of Belfast
1967 - Sold to Harwich Navigation Company
1968- Commenced service on a private ferry between Orford and Orford Ness
From 1974 she was owned by the Secretary Of State.
