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Details
Function
Fighting Vessel
Subfunction
Launch
Location
St Osyth
Vessel type
Fairmile B
Archive reason
More information required
Current use
Unknown
Available to hire
Yes
Available for excursions
No
Info required
Yes
Construction
Builder
Anglo-American Nile Tourist Company, Cairo
Built in
1943
Hull material
Wood
Rig
Unknown
Number of decks
1
Number of masts
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
2
Primary engine type
Petrol
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Length: Overall
110.00
feet
(33.53
m)
Breadth: Beam
18.00
feet
(5.49
m)
Tonnage: Gross
60.00
Depth
To be confirmed
Air Draft
To be confirmed
History
ML 357 is a Fairmile launch of Iroko double diagonal construction built in Cairo, Egypt in 1943. She served in the Aegean during the Second World War and was later converted for use as a houseboat.
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Key dates
-
1943
Built in Cairo, Egypt
-
1942
Served in Agean waters during Second World War
-
1952
Converted for use as a houseboat
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