Registration number 2797
Status Registered
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Details

Function Service Vessel
Subfunction Inspection Launch
Location Southampton
Vessel type Range Safety Launch
Current use Museum based
Available to hire No
Available for excursions No

Construction

Builder Thornycroft, J I & Co Ltd, Woolston, Southampton
Built in 1955
Hull material Wood
Rig None
Number of decks 1
Number of masts 1
Propulsion Motor
Number of engines 2
Primary engine type Diesel
Boiler type None

Dimensions

Length: Overall
43.00 feet (13.11m)
Breadth: Beam
13.83 feet (4.22m)
Depth
4.62 feet (1.41m)
Tonnage: Gross
12.00

History

RANGE SAFETY LAUNCH 1650 was built by Thornycroft, Southampton in 1955 and is a vessel of double diagonal timber construction with twin Rolls Royce C.6 FLM engines. She served with the RAF until 1976 and is now ashore at Hythe Marina Village, Southampton as a display piece.

Key dates

  • 1955

    Built by Thornycroft, Southampton

  • 1976

    Sold out of RAF service

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