Registration number 2457
Status Registered
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Previous names

  • Chuzzlewit

Details

Function Fighting Vessel
Subfunction Launch
Location River Wey
Vessel type Range Safety Launch
Current use Private use
Available to hire No
Available for excursions No
Info required Yes

Construction

Builder Curtis, Frank, Looe
Built in 1944
Hull material Wood
Rig None
Number of decks 1
Number of masts 1
Propulsion Motor
Number of engines 1
Primary engine type Inboard diesel
Boiler type None
Boilermaker None

Dimensions

Breadth: Beam
14.50 feet (4.42m)
Depth
6.50 feet (1.98m)
Length: Overall
50.00 feet (15.25m)
Tonnage: Gross
28.00

History

MIS'BEHAVIN was built as a general rescue launch for the RASC. She was built by Frank Curtis of Looe, Cornwall in 1944 and is of timber carvel construction, with larch on oak frames. Her engine is a Gardner 6LX twin. The vessel is now in private ownership and in use as a leisure craft.

 

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