Registration number
2912
Status
Registered
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Details
Function
Service Vessel
Subfunction
Launch
Location
Portishead
Vessel type
Open Launch
Current use
Private use
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Construction
Builder
Gill & Sons, Rochester
Built in
1910
Hull material
Wood
Rig
None
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Length: Overall
52.00 feet
(15.85m)
Breadth: Beam
11.00 feet
(3.35m)
Depth
4.50 feet
(1.37m)
Air Draft
12.67 feet
(3.86m)
History
BARBARY T was originally a Harbour Launch/Steam Pinnace of double diagonal teak and oak construction and was built by Gill & Son at Chatham in 1910. After service with the Royal Navy she became a coal and fish bait cargo vessel in the Bristol Channel. She was later converted for use as a houseboat.
As of September 2023, she has been recently purchased by her current owner and has went through a refit at Rolt's Boat Yard in Bristol, which included a new deck, wheelhouse, stem and transom, rubbing strakes and electrics.
Key dates
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1910
Built by Gill & Son, Chatham
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