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Certificate no
2398
Status
Registered
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Details
Function
Service Vessel
Subfunction
Launch
Location
Isleworth
Vessel type
Admiralty Launch
Current use
Private use
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Info required
No
Construction
Builder
Rowhedge Iron Works Co Ltd, Rowhedge
Built in
1920
Hull material
Wood
Rig
None
Number of decks
1
Number of masts
0
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
2
Primary engine type
Inboard diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
13.00
feet
(3.97
m)
Depth
4.50
feet
(1.37
m)
Length: Overall
59.00
feet
(18.00
m)
Tonnage: Gross
0.00
Air Draft
To be confirmed
History
ASTRAEUS was built by Rowhedge Ironworks. She is of teak double diagonal construction. She is thought to have been built in 1920 or possibly earlier as an admiralty steam harbour launch. She was converted circa 1950 to a launch with two Leyland diesel engines from a Matilda Infantry tank. ASTRAEUS has been a houseboat from at least 1973, which still goes up river occasionally. She is in good condition and based at Isleworth.
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