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Details
Function
Experimental Craft
Subfunction
Craft
Location
Wroughton
Vessel type
Experimental Hovercraft
Current use
Museum based
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Info required
No
Web address
www.rrm.co.uk
Construction
Builder
Saunders Roe, Cowes, Isle of Wight
Built in
1959
Hull material
Rig
None
Number of decks
1
Number of masts
0
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Inboard
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
23.93
feet
(7.30
m)
Length: Overall
40.98
feet
(12.50
m)
Tonnage: Gross
0.00
Air Draft
To be confirmed
History
SRN 1 was the first experimental hovercraft built, preserved on shore for many years as an exhibit at The National Motor Museum, Beaulieu. She was later refurbished and is now on display in the Science Museum's large exhibits section at Wroughton in Wiltshire.
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