Registration number
2406
Status
Registered
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Details
Function
Naval & Military Vessel
Subfunction
Pinnace
Location
Rochester
Vessel type
Admiralty Pinnace
Current use
Private use
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Construction
Builder
Royal Naval Yard Portsmouth
Built in
1918
Hull material
Wood
Rig
Gaff Ketch
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
9.25 feet
(2.82m)
Depth
3.00 feet
(0.92m)
Length: Overall
34.00 feet
(10.37m)
History
KINGFISHER was built as a Naval Pinnace at a Royal Navy Yard in 1918. She is of double diagonal mahogany construction and has a Yanmah diesel engine of 50 hp, installed in 2007. The vessel was decommissioned between World War I and World War II and was converted to a motor sailer with various owners. She was bought by her present owner in 1999 who installed a new engine, new sails and carried out much remedial work. Surveyed in 2005 with a good bill of health, KINGFISHER spends a good part of each year touring the East Coast.
Update, May 2021: Bought by new owner.
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