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Registration number
2143
Status
Registered
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Previous names
- 1945 - 1971 MFV766
- 1966 - 1971 TS
- 1977 - 1994 Margaret Jane
Details
Function
Passenger Vessel
Subfunction
Excursion
Location
Orford
Vessel type
River Cruiser
Current use
Commercial Activity
Available to hire
Yes
Available for excursions
Yes
Web address
www.lady-florence.co.uk
Construction
Builder
Bolson, J & Sons Ltd, Poole
Built in
1944
Hull material
Wood
Rig
None
Number of decks
1
Number of masts
2
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Inboard diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
16.50 feet
(5.03m)
Depth
6.00 feet
(1.83m)
Length: Overall
50.00 feet
(15.25m)
History
Built in 1944/45 by J Bolson & Sons Limited , Poole, as an Admiralty MFV, a vessel of timber carvel construction with a 2 stroke diesel engine by Foden, model FD6 MKVI. She served initially at Glasson Dock in Lancashire, then from 1947 out of Plymouth then Portsmouth. In 1963 she passed to the Sea Cadets, based at Midhurst then Hove.
In 1971 she passed out of service into private hands and in 1977 she was registered as Margaret Jane. Sold in 1983 she was renamed Lady Florence and her owners set up a river cruise business based on Orford, Suffolk. She was bought by her private owners in 1992 and she continues to operate as a river cruiser.
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