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Registration number
320
Status
Registered
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Details
Function
Passenger Vessel
Location
Falmouth
Vessel type
Pleasure Cruiser
Current use
Commercial Activity
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
Yes
Web address
https://www.facebook.com/Princessafalmouth
Construction
Builder
Camper & Nicholsons Ltd, Gosport
Built in
1921
Rig
None
Number of decks
1
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
18.13 feet
(5.53m)
Depth
5.02 feet
(1.53m)
Length: Overall
64.95 feet
(19.81m)
Tonnage: Gross
48.00
History
Built in 1921, PRINCESSA is a passenger vessel with a capacity for 125 passengers. She is based at Falmouth and operated by Falmouth Pleasure Crusies Ltd. Her area of operation is within the confines of the River Fal and Helford River where she runs a daily service from Falmouth.
Grants
-
April - June 2010
A Sustainability Grant of ú1500 for remedial work was made from the Strategic Development Fund of National Historic Ships
-
October 2008
A Sustainability Grant of ú1200 to over the costs of renovations and restoration 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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