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Details
Function
Passenger Vessel
Subfunction
Launch
Location
Stratford-upon-Avon
Vessel type
Saloon Launch
Current use
Commercial Activity
Available to hire
Yes
Available for excursions
Yes
Info required
No
Construction
Builder
Borwick & Co, Windermere
Built in
1927
Hull material
Wood
Rig
None
Number of decks
1
Number of masts
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
8.52
feet
(2.60
m)
Depth
3.02
feet
(0.92
m)
Length: Overall
45.41
feet
(13.85
m)
Tonnage: Gross
0.00
Air Draft
To be confirmed
History
Built in 1929, LOTUS is a passenger vessel with a capacity for 58 passengers. She is 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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