Details
Function
Naval & Military Vessel
Subfunction
Pinnace
Location
Maldon
Vessel type
Admiralty Pinnace
Current use
Private use
Available to hire
Yes
Available for excursions
No
Construction
Builder
Curtis & Pape, Looe
Built in
1964
Hull material
Wood
Rig
None
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Length: Overall
52.50 feet
(16.00m)
Breadth: Beam
14.00 feet
(4.27m)
Depth
4.50 feet
(1.37m)
Air Draft
14.00 feet
(4.27m)
Tonnage: Gross
27.50
History
VALENTINE D17 was built as a Naval Pinnace by Curtis and Pape of Looe in 1964 and is a vessel of teak construction with a Foden FD6 diesel engine. She was sold out of service by the Admiralty in 1993 , spent time in France as a ferry and then returned to the UK to be sold as a houseboat.
The vessel is now based in Maldon having been rescued from Brentford Marina and refurbished and fitted out as a liveaboard.
Key dates
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1964
Built by Curtis & Pape, Looe
-
1993
Released from Admiralty service, used in France as a ferry and then returned to UK
-
2015
Located at Maldon Essex and in private use afloat
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