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Registration number
285
Status
Registered
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Previous names
- Brit
Details
Function
Passenger Vessel
Subfunction
Excursion
Location
Reading
Vessel type
Excursion
Current use
Commercial Activity
Available to hire
Yes
Available for excursions
Yes
Web address
https://www.thamesrivercruise.co.uk/
Construction
Builder
Fellows & Co, Great Yarmouth
Built in
1928
Rig
None
Number of decks
1
Number of masts
1
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
15.00 feet
(4.58m)
Depth
3.00 feet
(0.92m)
Length: Overall
59.97 feet
(18.29m)
Tonnage: Gross
28.00
History
Built in 1928 by Fellows & Co. of Great Yarmouth, PRINCESS MARINA is a river vessel with a capacity for 110 passengers. Based at Reading, she operates daily cruises during the summer and is available for charter trips all the year round. Her history is documented as follows: 1928/35 owned by E W & S H D Longfield, Great Yarmouth; 1935/48 owned by Albert Butler, Leeds; 1948/52 owned by Sea Cruises, Whitby; 1952/60 owned by Thames Launches; 1960/76 owned by A Crouch; 1976/89 owned by B Balcome; 1989 – sold to present owner Thames Rivercruise. She now operates cruises along the Thames from Easter to October.
In June 2022, PRINCESS MARINA was awarded the title of NHS-UK's Operational Flagship of the Year.
Key dates
-
2022
Received the 2022 Operational Flagship of the Year Award from National Historic Ships UK
Sources
Hamer, Geoffrey, Trip Out 1995/6 - A Guide to the Passenger Boat Services of the British Isles, G P Hamer, 1995
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