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Registration number
3792
Status
Registered
paula.palmer
Previous names
- 1943 Gloria
Details
Function
Passenger Vessel
Subfunction
Excursion
Location
Falmouth
Vessel type
Passenger Ferry
Current use
Commercial Activity
Available to hire
Yes
Available for excursions
Yes
Construction
Built in
1943
Hull material
Wood
Rig
None
Number of decks
1
Number of masts
1
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Length: Overall
35.76 feet
(10.90m)
Breadth: Beam
9.00 feet
(2.74m)
Tonnage: Gross
6.00
History
GLORIA was built in 1943. It is presumed she was built as a motor launch, as a sister ship to SAPPHIRE, to operate in the Isles of Scilly, but little is known of her early years until the 1960s. From then until the 1990s, she was operated by F Pender as a passenger boat in the Isles of Scilly. After that, she moved to Calstock, Cornwall, and then to Tenby, Wales.
In 2023, she was purchased by her current owners and moved to Falmouth, where she does River Trips, Harbour Cruises, Private Charters and Angling Trips. Her hull design has never been modified and she is powered by a 80hp Ford Dorset engine.
Key dates
- 2023-05-19 Arrived in Falmouth Cornwall to start her new chapter
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