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Registration number
324
Status
Registered
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Details
Function
Passenger Vessel
Subfunction
Excursion
Location
St Mary's
Vessel type
Excursion
Current use
Commercial Activity
Available to hire
Yes
Available for excursions
Yes
Info required
Yes
Web address
http://www.scillyboating.co.uk/
Construction
Builder
Mitchell, Percy, Mevagissey
Built in
1933
Hull material
Wood
Rig
None
Number of decks
1
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
10.90 feet
(3.32m)
Depth
3.00 feet
(0.92m)
Length: Overall
50.00 feet
(15.25m)
History
Built in 1933, GUIDING STAR is a passenger vessel with the capacity to carry 82 passengers. She is based at St Mary's in the Isles of Scilly and runs regular services to the other inhabited islands for visitors and local residents and also pleasure trips to the uninhabited islands in the group.
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Key dates
-
1935
Built by Percy Mitchell at Portmello, Mevagissey, Cornwall as a passenger vessel for tourism
-
1962
Acquired by new owner
Sources
Hamer, Geoffrey, Trip Out 1995/6 - A Guide to the Passenger Boat Services of the British Isles, G P Hamer, 1995
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