Registration number
251
Status
Registered
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Details
Function
Passenger Vessel
Subfunction
Excursion
Location
Richmond Upon Thames
Vessel type
Excursion
Current use
Commercial Activity
Available to hire
Yes
Available for excursions
Yes
Web address
www.collierslaunches.co.uk
Construction
Builder
Salter Brothers Ltd, Oxford
Built in
1911
Rig
None
Number of decks
1
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Length: Overall
105.93 feet
(32.31m)
Tonnage: Gross
77.00
History
Built in 1911, CONNAUGHT is a passenger vessel with the capacity for 250 passengers. She operates on the Thames, mainly on the service between Westminster and Kew and Hampton Court. She also runs charter cruises.Her owners have been: J Mears (1911/46) Thames Launches (1947/56) H G Kingston (1960/62) Thames Motor Boats (1963/79) and Metcalf & Aldric
Key dates
-
1911
Vessel was built by Salter Bros of Oxford for Joseph Mears of Richmond
-
2012
Vessel selected for Queen's Diamond Jubilee Pageant on 3 June 2012
Sources
Hamer, Geoffrey, Trip Out 1995/6 - A Guide to the Passenger Boat Services of the British Isles
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