Registration number 2855
Status Registered
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Details

Function Service Vessel
Subfunction Fire Float
Location London
Current use Private use
Available to hire Yes
Available for excursions No
Info required Yes

Construction

Builder Abdela & Mitchell, Brimscombe
Built in 1906
Hull material Steel
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

Length: Overall
51.18 feet (15.60m)
Breadth: Beam
11.81 feet (3.60m)
Depth
3.94 feet (1.20m)
Air Draft
7.38 feet (2.25m)
Tonnage: Gross
20.00

History

SALAMANDER was built in 1906 by J Abdela & Mitchell and its initial purpose was as the Gloucester Docks steam powered fire float.. The steam engine and water pump are no longer present  and the cabin has been extended, but in keeping with the original construction. Decommissioned in 1955, the vessel spent some time in Ireland and  then Holland.

Bought by her current owners in January 2015 and used as a houseboat, cruising the waterways in and around London.

Key dates

  • 1906

    Built by J Abdela & Mitchell
  • 1906/1955

    Served as Gloucester Docks fire float
  • 1985

    Acquired by J Hoogendorm  in Holland as a leisure vessel
  • 2015

    Acquired by current owners

Own this vessel?

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