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Registration number
338
Status
Registered
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Details
Function
Passenger Vessel
Location
Maldon
Vessel type
Pleasure Cruiser
Current use
Ongoing conservation
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
Yes
Info required
Yes
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
49.97 feet
(15.24m)
Tonnage: Gross
34.00
History
Built in 1947, VIKING SAGA is a passenger vessel with the capacity for 96 passengers. She is based at Maldon in Essex and cruises on the River Blackwater.
We are lacking information on this particular vessel. If you have any information, past or present, please contact us.
Key dates
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1947
Built as a pleasure cruiser for up to 96 passengers
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1960s
Operated from Maldon in Essex with trips from Clacton around pirate radio ships
-
1980s
Cruising around Caldey and St Margarets Islands, Lydstep Haven, Amroth and St Govans Head
-
2003
Some renovation and repainting carried out
-
2004
Based at Maldon in Essex and cruising on River Blackwater
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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