Name: Sunflower II

Certificate number: 2108

Status:

Registered

Function:

Passenger Vessel

Sub Functional Area:

Excursion

Type:

Traditional Wooden Launch

Location:

Lake Windermere, Cumbria, England

Current use:

Commercial trade

  • Length Overall:

    13.70 metres (44.91 feet)

  • Current Tonnage:

    16.79

  • Draught:

    1.50 metres (4.92 feet)

  • Breadth:

    2.80 metres (9.18 feet)

Sunflower II -

Web address

http://www.windermere-lakecruises.co.uk

Builder

History

Built 1950 by Borwicks of Windermere, an excursion passenger launch of wooden construction with a Tempest diesel engine. She operates on Lake Windermere and is in good condition, being lifted out of the water each November for maintenance work.

These brief histories are compiled from details supplied by vessel owners and enthusiasts and from various reference works. National Historic Ships would be grateful for any corrections of facts or additional information for inclusion. Please contact ron.ellis@nationalhistoricships.org.uk

Subsequent developments

Previous names

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