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Registration number
1973
Status
Archived
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Previous names
- 1960 - 1980 Woden
- 1980 Crysalis
Details
Function
Service Vessel
Subfunction
Tender
Location
NONE
Vessel type
Seaplane Tender
Archive reason
Disposed
Current use
None
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Info required
Yes
Web address
www.seaplane-tender.co.uk
Construction
Builder
Walton Yacht & Launch, Walton-on-Thames
Built in
1935
Rig
None
Number of decks
1
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Inboard
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
9.60 feet
(2.93m)
Depth
2.00 feet
(0.61m)
Length: Overall
40.00 feet
(12.20m)
History
FLY BY WIRE is most likely a 40' Narrow Beam Seaplane Tender, dating from just before the Second World War. She was well known around the Truro/Penryn area of Cornwall, having been used as a house-boat for thirty years or more.
Before being converted to a houseboat, she was used as a shark fishing boat our of Falmouth and before that, was owned by Richard Dimbleby.
Although this vessel has been disposed,we are lacking information in order to update her record. If you have any past information, please contact us.
Key dates
-
1935
Vessel built by Walton Yacht & Launch in Walton-on-Thames
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