Registration number
341
Status
Registered
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Details
Function
Passenger Vessel
Subfunction
Launch
Location
Stratford-upon-Avon
Vessel type
Launch - Saloon
Current use
Commercial Activity
Available to hire
Yes
Available for excursions
Yes
Web address
https://www.avon-boating.co.uk/
Construction
Builder
Borwick & Co, Windermere
Built in
1927
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
8.52 feet
(2.60m)
Depth
3.02 feet
(0.92m)
Length: Overall
45.41 feet
(13.85m)
History
Built in 1929 by Borwick & Co of Windermere, LOTUS is a passenger vessel with a capacity for 58 passengers. She is now owned by Avon Boating, based at Stratford upon Avon, and operates public and charter cruises on the River Avon.
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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