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Previous names
- Stornaway Viking
- Roison Dubh
Certificate no
3493
Status
Registered
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Details
Function
Fishing Vessel
Subfunction
Trawler
Location
Maylandsea
Vessel type
MFV
Current use
Private use
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Info required
No
Construction
Builder
Unknown
Built in
1945
Hull material
Wood
Rig
None
Number of decks
1
Number of masts
2
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Length: Overall
52.17
feet
(15.90
m)
Breadth: Beam
16.33
feet
(4.98
m)
Depth
5.50
feet
(1.68
m)
Air Draft
27.50
feet
(8.38
m)
Tonnage: Gross
48.00
History
VIKING is a vessel of pine construction with a Gardner 6 diesel engine and was built in 1945 in Scotland. When built she was seconded to the Royal Navy and based in Gibralter. After returning to the UK in 1962 she was converted to a sea scout training vessel in 1963. After her purchase by the current owner in 2000 she has been a in use as a houseboat.
Key dates
-
1945
Vessel built in UK and taken to Gibralter
-
1962
Vessel returned to UK
-
1963
Converted to a Sea Scout training vessel
-
2000
Converted to a housboat.
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