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Registration number
311
Status
Registered
a12admin
Previous names
- Southampton Star
Details
Function
Passenger Vessel
Subfunction
Excursion
Location
Caernarfon
Vessel type
Excursion
Current use
Commercial Activity
Available to hire
Yes
Available for excursions
Yes
Info required
Yes
Web address
http://www.snowdonstar.co.uk
Construction
Built in
1947
Rig
None
Number of decks
1
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Length: Overall
44.98 feet
(13.72m)
Tonnage: Gross
12.00
History
Built in 1947, SNOWDON STAR is a passenger launch with the capacity for 54 passengers. Based at Torquay, she cruises to Brixham, the River Dart etc.
We are lacking information on this particular vessel. If you have any information on this vessel past or present, please contact us
Grants
-
2007/2008
A Training Grant of £3,000 for a boatbuilding course was made from the Strategic Development Fund of National Historic Ships
Sources
Hamer, Geoffrey, Trip Out 1995/6 - A Guide to the Passenger Boat Services of the British Isles, G P Hamer, 1995
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