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Registration number
178
Status
Archived
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Previous names
- 1938 - 1964 Boys Own
Details
Function
Passenger Vessel
Subfunction
Excursion
Location
Paris
Vessel type
Coastal
Archive reason
Overseas Watch List
Current use
Private use
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
Yes
Info required
Yes
Construction
Builder
Cook, Gemmel & Welton Ltd, Beverley
Built in
1938
Hull material
Steel
Rig
None
Number of decks
4
Number of masts
1
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
17.08 feet
(5.21m)
Depth
5.38 feet
(1.64m)
Length: Overall
69.15 feet
(21.09m)
Tonnage: Gross
52.00
History
FLAMBORIAN, a coastal passenger vessel, was built in 1938 by Cook, Welton and Gemmel Ltd. She was named Boys Own until 1964. She operated sea cruises from Bridlington until 1997 and in 1998, transferred to the Swanage, Bournemouth and Poole area. In 1999, she transferred to Weymouth working to Lulworth Cove where she was then fully restored to a high standard.
FLAMBORIAN formerly is moored at the Base de Loisirs du Val de Seine.
Although this vessel is on the Overseas Watch List, we are lacking information about this particular vessel. If you have any information about this vessel, past or present, please contact us.
Key dates
-
1938
Vessel built by Cook, Welton and Gemmel Ltd.
-
1998
Transferred from Bridlington to Swanage, Bournemouth & Poole area
-
1999
Vessel went to Weymouth, working in Lulworth Cove
Sources
Plummer, Russell, Ships Monthly: UK Excursion Guide 2000, pp42-45, August 2000
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