Registration number
247
Status
Registered
adminnhs
Previous names
- Maid of the Bute
- Maid of the Forth
Details
Function
Passenger Vessel
Subfunction
Excursion
Location
Falmouth
Vessel type
Excursion
Current use
Commercial Activity
Available to hire
Yes
Available for excursions
Yes
Web address
https://www.falriver.co.uk/ferries
Construction
Built in
1937
Rig
None
Number of decks
1
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Length: Overall
56.00 feet
(17.08m)
Tonnage: Gross
34.00
History
Built in 1937, QUEEN OF FALMOUTH is a passenger vessel with a capacity for 100 passengers. Based at Southend, she ran short trips from the beach and the pier and occasional public trips to Chatham, Rochester and Queenborough and also charter trips.
Sources
Hamer, Geoffrey, Trip Out 1995/6 - A Guide to the Passenger Boat Services of the British Isles, G P Hamer, 1995
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