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Certificate no
2923
Status
Registered
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Details
Function
Fighting Vessel
Subfunction
Landing Craft
Location
Portsmouth
Vessel type
Landing Craft Tank
Current use
Museum based
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Info required
No
Construction
Builder
Camper & Nicholsons Ltd, Gosport
Built in
1959
Hull material
Wood
Rig
None
Number of decks
1
Number of masts
0
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
2
Primary engine type
Diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Length: Overall
43.00
feet
(13.11
m)
Breadth: Beam
10.50
feet
(3.20
m)
Depth
1.50
feet
(0.46
m)
Tonnage: Gross
12.50
Air Draft
To be confirmed
History
FOXTROT 8 was built as a landing craft assault and is a vessel of timber construction and had originally twin diesel engines. She was built in 1959 by Camper & Nicholson of Gosport.. She served in the Falklands cionflict in 1982. Currently lying in an un-restored and semi derelict condition, it is hoped to restore F8 to a fully functional condition with a view to providing the public with an experience of the type of vessel. Specifically and uniquely, F8 could provide an opportunity for wheelchair users to get afloat in an historic vessel.
Key dates
-
1959
Built by Camper & Nicholson, Gosport
-
1982
Took part in Falklands conflict
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