Registration number 2199
Status Registered
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Previous names

  • 1902 The Ark

Details

Function Service Vessel
Subfunction Lifeboat
Location Newport
Vessel type Standard 34 ft Sailing & Pulling Class L
Current use Museum based
Available to hire No
Available for excursions No

Construction

Builder Forrestt & Sons Ltd, Wivenhoe
Built in 1887
Rig None
Number of decks 1
Propulsion Manpower
Primary engine type None
Boiler type None
Boilermaker None

Dimensions

Breadth: Beam
7.48 feet (2.28m)
Length: Overall
33.97 feet (10.36m)

History

QUEEN VICTORIA was built by Forrest and served at Bembridge, Isle of Wight from 1887 to 1902. She was launched 8 times and saved 6 lives. In 1902, she was condemned and converted to a houseboat named THE ARK. She was later restored as a sea-going exhibit at the Classic Boat Museum , Newport, Isle of Wight.

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