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Details
Function
Service Vessel
Subfunction
Pilot Vessel
Location
Southampton
Vessel type
Cruiser
Current use
Ongoing conservation
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Info required
No
Construction
Builder
Thornycroft, J I & Co Ltd, Woolston, Southampton
Built in
1957
Hull material
Wood
Rig
None
Number of decks
1
Number of masts
0
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Inboard diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
15.00
feet
(4.58
m)
Depth
8.00
feet
(2.44
m)
Length: Overall
70.25
feet
(21.43
m)
Tonnage: Gross
0.00
Air Draft
To be confirmed
History
LEADER was built in 1957 as a Pilot Vessel by J I Thornycroft at Chiswick. She is of timber construction and was originally fitted with 2 Rolls Royce engines,but will now be fitted with 2 Leyland diesels. She initially worked out of Cowes and later Southampton. A new deck has been fitted and major hull work carried out. A total interior refit and repaint was underway in 2009.
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