Registration number
2432
Status
Registered
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Previous names
- 1655
Details
Function
Service Vessel
Subfunction
Tender
Location
Swansea
Vessel type
RAF Air Service Launch
Current use
Commercial Activity
Available to hire
Yes
Available for excursions
Yes
Construction
Builder
Blackmore, M W & Sons Ltd, Bideford
Built in
1956
Hull material
Wood
Rig
None
Number of decks
1
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
2
Primary engine type
Inboard diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
13.00 feet
(3.97m)
Depth
4.40 feet
(1.34m)
Length: Overall
43.00 feet
(13.12m)
History
MAKO was built as an RAF launch by Blackmore & Sons of Bideford in 1956. She is of teak double diagonal construction and has twin inboard diesel engines by Perkins Sabre Model 265Ti. She initially served at Calshot and thereafter various service bases including RAF Mountbatten where she had a 7 year refit. Duties included sea plane tender target tow and range security. Since 1975 she has been a family cruising boat and dive tender in the Bristol Channel and the Isles of Scilly.
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