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Registration number
2172
Status
Archived
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Previous names
- Kitmus
Details
Function
Leisure Craft
Subfunction
Yacht
Location
La Rochelle
Vessel type
Racing Yacht
Archive reason
Overseas Watch List
Current use
Unknown
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Construction
Builder
Berthon Boat Co Ltd, Lymington
Built in
1927
Rig
Bermudan
Number of decks
1
Propulsion
Sail
Primary engine type
None
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
7.51 feet
(2.29m)
Length: Overall
34.49 feet
(10.52m)
History
BLACK ADDER was built by the Berthon Boat Company at Lymington in 1927 for a Burnham owner and later renamed KITMUS. She was subsequently owned by B C Palmer of London and was later taken on by Peter Brooks of Heybridge, who undertook a major restoration of the vessel in 1996-98.
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