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Registration number
384
Status
Registered
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Details
Function
Passenger Vessel
Subfunction
Excursion
Location
Greenock
Vessel type
Excursion
Current use
Ongoing conservation
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Web address
https://www.facebook.com/secondsnark/
Construction
Builder
Denny, William & Bros Ltd, Dumbarton
Built in
1938
Hull material
Steel
Rig
None
Number of decks
1
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Length: Overall
74.95 feet
(22.86m)
Tonnage: Gross
45.00
History
Built in 1938 by W Denny of Dumbarton, THE SECOND SNARK is a passenger vessel with the capacity for 120 passengers. Her current engine is a Gardner 66kw which was installed in 1972. Her port of registry is Greenock and her area of operation is the Firth of Clyde where she runs a year round service between Gourock and Kilcreggan and also public and charter trips in the area. She is one of the last Denny built vessels afloat.
Update, 2019: After being saved from demolition, ownership has been taken over by the Second Snark Preservation Trust, who returned her to the Clyde and aim to restore THE SECOND SNARK to operational condition.
Key dates
-
1938
Originally built by W. Denny of Dumbarton for their own use as tug/tender
-
1963
Ownership transferred to Brown Bros
-
1969
Purchased by Clyde Marine and returned to Clyde via Caledonian Canal
-
1972
Gardner 66kw engine installed
-
1990s
Operating year round service between Gourock and Kilcreggan along with public and charter trips
-
2011
Fully restored to 1938 condition following two year lay up
-
2012
Took part in charter with paddle steamer WAVERLEY to Loch Riddon
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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