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Registration number
2683
Status
Archived
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Details
Function
Service Vessel
Subfunction
Tender
Location
Ipswich
Vessel type
Seaplane Tender
Archive reason
More information required
Current use
Private use
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Info required
Yes
Construction
Builder
British Power Boat Co Ltd. Hythe
Built in
1941
Hull material
Wood
Rig
None
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
2
Primary engine type
Inboard diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Length: Overall
41.00 feet
(12.50m)
Breadth: Beam
11.00 feet
(3.35m)
Depth
2.00 feet
(0.61m)
Air Draft
6.00 feet
(1.83m)
Tonnage: Gross
6.00
History
ST440 was built as a seaplane tender in 1941 by the British Powerboat Company of Hythe. She is of timber clinker construction and is powered by twin BMC diesel engines.
After service with the Royal Air Force until 1954 she passed into private ownership.
We are lacking information on this particular vessel. If you have any information on this vessel past or present, please contact us.
Key dates
-
1941
Built by British Powerboat Company of Hythe
-
1954
Sold out of service from the Royal Air Force
-
2013
In daily use following a six year restoration
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