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Previous names
- Christine Duthie
- Silver Cloud
- Firecrest
- Nordic Star
- Big Saba
Certificate no
2894
Status
Registered
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Details
Function
Service Vessel
Subfunction
Tender
Location
Oban
Vessel type
Admiralty MFV
Current use
Ongoing conservation
Available to hire
Yes
Available for excursions
No
Info required
No
Construction
Builder
Bolson, J & Sons Ltd, Poole
Built in
1945
Hull material
Wood
Rig
Bermudan Ketch
Number of decks
1
Number of masts
2
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Length: Overall
51.18
feet
(15.60
m)
Breadth: Beam
15.09
feet
(4.60
m)
Depth
6.89
feet
(2.10
m)
Air Draft
57.41
feet
(17.50
m)
Tonnage: Gross
61.21
History
RED MOON was built as an Admiralty MFV type 601 by J Bolsons of Poole in 1944 and is a vessel of wooden construction with a Gardner 6L3 diesel engine.
Ther vessel was commissioned into the Clyde fleet in 1946 and sold to the fishing fleet as FR314. After fishing from other ports she was converted to a private sailing vessel in Wales. During the 1980s she made many trips to Europe as a private yacht.
Key dates
-
1944
Built by Bolsons of Poole
-
1948
Decommissioned and became fishing vessel
-
1980s
Became a private fishing vessel
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