Registration number 2888
Status Registered
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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

  • 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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