Registration number
2298
Status
Archived
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Details
Function
Service Vessel
Subfunction
Pilot Vessel
Location
Hythe
Vessel type
Pilot - Motor
Archive reason
More information required
Current use
Ongoing conservation
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Info required
Yes
Construction
Builder
Thornycroft, J I & Co Ltd, Woolston, Southampton
Built in
1957
Hull material
Wood
Rig
None
Number of decks
1
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Inboard diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
15.00 feet
(4.58m)
Depth
8.00 feet
(2.44m)
Length: Overall
70.25 feet
(21.43m)
History
LEADER was built in 1957 as a Pilot Vessel by J I Thornycroft at Chiswick. She is of timber construction and was originally fitted with 2 Rolls Royce engines,but will now be fitted with 2 Leyland diesels. She initially worked out of Cowes and later Southampton. A new deck has been fitted and major hull work carried out. A total interior refit and repaint was underway in 2009.
LEADER has been lying in poor condition in Hythe for many years, and is believed to be abandoned.
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