Registration number
2245
Status
Registered
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Details
Function
Fighting Vessel
Location
Chatham Historic Dockyard
Vessel type
Cutter
Current use
Museum based
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Web address
http://www.thedockyard.co.uk/
Construction
Builder
Royal Naval Yard Portsmouth
Rig
None
Number of decks
1
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
4.26 feet
(1.30m)
Length: Overall
33.64 feet
(10.26m)
History
This is a rare surviving example of a cutter with a Kitchen rudder (or more properly Kitchen's Patent Reversing Rudders.) The Kitchen rudder was invented by Admiral Jack Kitchen during the First World War. Its purpose was to allow a fully steerable reverse gear. It was widely used, particularly by the US Navy, in between the World Wars but few examples survive.
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