Name ST 248 | National Historic Ships

Previous names

1959 - 1969 Baracuda

Certificate no 2479

Status Registered

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Details

Function Service Vessel

Subfunction Tender

Location Pembroke

Vessel type Seaplane Tender

Current use Museum based

Available to hire No

Available for excursions No

Info required No

Web address www.sunderlandtrust.org.uk

Construction

Builder British Power Boat Co Ltd. Hythe

Built in 1931

Hull material Wood

Rig None

Number of decks 1

Number of masts 0

Propulsion Motor

Primary engine type Unknown

Boiler type None

Boilermaker None

Dimensions

Breadth: Beam

8.90 feet (2.71 m)

Depth

2.75 feet (0.84 m)

Length: Overall

37.50 feet (11.44 m)

Tonnage: Gross

0.00

Air Draft

To be confirmed

History

ST248 was built as a seaplane tender at some point between 1931 and 1940 by The British Powerboat Company of Hythe. She is of double diagonal mahogany construction and in 2011 a conservation report was carried out to prevent deterioration and loss of shape. Her original engines were 2 x100hp petrol engines by Meadows. Research of her history is ongoing but it is known that during the letter part of World War II she was converted to fire tender FT-30 and stationed at Castle Archdale in Northern Ireland. She was then briefly employed in commercial seaplane service before being sold into private hands and used as a yacht for many years. From 1959 to 1969 she was registered at Lloyds as BARACUDA.

Key dates

1931 Built by British Powerboat Company of Hythe
1939-1945 Converted to Fire Tender FT-30 and stationed at Castle Archdale Northern Ireland
1959-1969 Registered at Lloyds as BARACUDA
2011 Being restored in Pembroke Dock by the Sunderland Flying Boat Trust