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Registration number
2963
Status
Registered
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Details
Function
Service Vessel
Subfunction
Lifeboat
Location
Benfleet
Vessel type
Pulling and Sailing
Current use
Ongoing conservation
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Construction
Builder
Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company, Blackwall
Built in
1905
Hull material
Wood
Rig
None
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Length: Overall
38.00 feet
(11.58m)
History
Built at Thames iron work Blackwall in 1905, JONES GIBB 2 served as a pulling sailing lifeboat in Barmouth Wales from 1906 - 1939. At some point since then she was converted into a motor sailing yacht. With a beautiful cabin and a 3.41l bmc commodore engine. It is believed she was sailed and looked after on the west coast of Scotland from sometime in the 1970's until her current owner purchased her.
After a short period of neglect she has had a lot of work done to her in 2009. She is currently undergoing restoration work by the new owner.
Key dates
-
1905-1939
Served as a pulling sailing lifeboat in Barmouth Wales
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