Registration number 1802
Status Archived
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THORNYCROFT BEE under restoration
THORNYCROFT BEE under restoration

Details

Function Service Vessel
Location Sandwich
Archive reason More information required
Current use Unknown
Available to hire No
Available for excursions No
Info required Yes

Construction

Builder Thornycroft, J I & Co Ltd, Woolston, Southampton
Built in 1939
Hull material Wood
Rig None
Number of decks 1
Propulsion Motor
Number of engines 1
Primary engine type Diesel
Boiler type None
Boilermaker None

Dimensions

Breadth: Beam
11.80 feet (3.60m)
Depth
4.98 feet (1.52m)
Length: Overall
47.97 feet (14.63m)
Tonnage: Gross
22.00

History

THORNYCROFT BEE is a wooden shipyard launch or tug, built by John I. Thornycroft & Co. Ltd, at Woolston works in Southampton. Her yard number was 1204. The keel was laid down on 12 August 1939 and she was launched for trials in January 1940. The boat was built as the yard launch for the Thornycroft works at Woolston and is currently being restored by her present owners in Sandwich.

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Key dates

  • 1939

    Shipyard launch built by John I. Thornycroft & Co. Ltd, at Woolston works in Southampton
  • 1999

    Repairs to stem, stempost, transom, keel, wheelhouse, upper deck, planking and engine undertaken
  • 2009

    Vessel undergoing further renovation at Sandwich by liveaboard owner
  • 2014

    Vessel up for sale

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