Registration number
1973
Status
Archived
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Previous names
- 1960 - 1980 Woden
- 1980 Crysalis
Details
Function
Naval & Military Vessel
Subfunction
Tender
Location
NONE
Vessel type
Tender - Seaplane
Archive reason
Disposed
Current use
None
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
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.
Key dates
-
1935
Vessel built by Walton Yacht & Launch in Walton-on-Thames
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