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Registration number
1976
Status
Registered
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Details
Function
Passenger Vessel
Subfunction
Excursion
Location
Eastbourne
Vessel type
Excursion
Current use
Commercial Activity
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
Yes
Web address
https://allchornmaritime.org.uk/
Construction
Builder
Pragnell, R & Sons Ltd, Eastbourne
Built in
1950
Rig
None
Number of decks
1
Number of masts
2
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
13.08 feet
(3.99m)
Depth
5.11 feet
(1.56m)
Length: Overall
48.10 feet
(14.67m)
Tonnage: Gross
22.00
History
SOUTHERN QUEEN was built in a barn at Westham village, near Pevensey Castle, by the Pragnell family in 1950. She was taken almost two miles by road to her launching site in Norman’s Bay, approximately four miles east of Eastbourne. She is clinker built and is one of the largest vessels of this construction to survive and still remain in commercial service. She is licensed to carry seventy two passengers, and makes pleasure cruises from Eastbourne to Beachy Head on an annual basis. Ongoing restoration is carried out on her as required.
Grants
-
Feb 2024
The Strategic Developement Fund awarded a grant of £1200 towards 3D scans of Southern Queen and William Allchorn, supported by Winter & Co Marine Ltd
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