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Registration number
1831
Status
Archived
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Details
Function
Fighting Vessel
Subfunction
Pinnace
Location
Kissamos
Vessel type
Admiralty Pinnace
Archive reason
Overseas Watch List
Current use
Unknown
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Construction
Builder
Rutherford, Birkenhead
Built in
1943
Hull material
Wood
Rig
None
Number of decks
1
Number of masts
1
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
11.85 feet
(3.61m)
Depth
4.00 feet
(1.22m)
Length: Overall
52.40 feet
(15.98m)
Tonnage: Gross
20.00
History
BLACK BEAUTY is an ex naval pinnace, built by Rutherfords of Birkenhead in 1943.
Sold to her new owners beached her and turned into a bar feature! she lies just outside Kissamos on the island of Crete Greece.
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