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Registration number
2922
Status
Registered
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Details
Function
Fishing Vessel
Subfunction
Dredger
Location
Salcombe
Vessel type
Crabber
Current use
Commercial Activity
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Construction
Built in
1960
Hull material
Wood
Rig
None
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Length: Overall
60.37 feet
(18.40m)
Depth
9.42 feet
(2.87m)
Tonnage: Gross
62.00
History
PEN GLAS was built in Camaret, France in 1960 and was used as a French fishing boat until 1988 when brought to the UK based in Salcombe and converted to a vizier crabber. Fished in waters around the UK.One of the oldest wooden fishing vessels operating in the UK.
Key dates
-
1960
Built in Camaret, France
-
1988
Transferred to UK
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