Registration number
2019
Status
Archived
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Details
Function
Naval & Military Vessel
Subfunction
Launch
Location
NONE
Vessel type
Launch - Harbour Service
Archive reason
Disposed
Current use
None
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Construction
Builder
Philip & Sons, Dartmouth
Built in
1939
Hull material
Wood
Rig
None
Number of decks
1
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Inboard diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
12.60 feet
(3.84m)
Depth
3.80 feet
(1.16m)
Length: Overall
52.60 feet
(16.04m)
History
Built in 1939 by Philip & Sons Limited, Dartmouth, HSL 3963 Crebe was a harbour service launch of timber construction with a Foden FD6 inboard diesel engine installed in 1955. She was allocated for service at Devonport Naval Dockyard in 1940 and subsequently decommissioned and sold to her penultimate owner in 1964.
After the death of her owner, she was sold to a new owner in 2011. She was based in Essex where there were plans to restore her and convert her to a houseboat, but sank at her moorings and was eventually disposed.
Key dates
- 1939 Vessel built by Philip & Sons Ltd, Dartmouth
- 1940 Allocated for service at Devonport Naval Dockyard
- 1964 Decomissioned and sold into private ownership
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