Registration number
2264
Status
Registered
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Previous names
- 1960 Zimmeron
Details
Function
Leisure Craft
Subfunction
Launch
Location
River Dart
Current use
Private use
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Construction
Builder
McLean, Hugh & Sons Ltd, Govan
Built in
1936
Hull material
Wood
Rig
Gaff Ketch
Number of decks
2
Number of masts
2
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Inboard diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
9.50 feet
(2.90m)
Depth
3.75 feet
(1.14m)
Length: Overall
36.00 feet
(10.98m)
History
ZAIRE was built in 1936 by Hugh McLean & Son at Govan and is a gentlemans motor cruiser of timber carvel construction with a BMC Commander 2.2 diesel engine. Her original owner was Robert Barr Jnr. Around 1939 she was owned by ASH Whitelock. Later owners of date unspecified were Mr & Mrs Derriman followed by Mr Michael Thorpe. She was bought by her present owner in 1984.
Key dates
-
1936
Built by Hugh McLean and Son of Govan for Robert Barr junior
-
1939
Sold to ASH Whitelock
-
1950s
Sold to Mr and Mrs Derriman
-
1960
Renamed ZIMMERON
-
1984
Bought by Peter Hatcher and renamed ZAIRE
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