Registration number
293
Status
Registered
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Details
Function
Passenger Vessel
Subfunction
Ferry
Location
Southampton
Vessel type
Ferry
Current use
Commercial Activity
Available to hire
Yes
Available for excursions
Yes
Info required
Yes
Web address
www.hytheferry.co.uk
Construction
Builder
Rowhedge Iron Works Co Ltd, Rowhedge
Built in
1946
Rig
None
Number of decks
2
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
22.95 feet
(7.00m)
Depth
5.90 feet
(1.80m)
Length: Overall
64.26 feet
(19.60m)
Tonnage: Gross
50.00
History
Built in 1946, HOTSPUR IV is a passenger ferry with a capacity for 200 passengers. She is based at Southampton and operates a ferry service from the Town Quay to Hythe.
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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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