Previous names
- Duke of Edinburgh
- Devon Belle
Details
Function
Passenger Vessel
Subfunction
Cruise
Location
Boston
Vessel type
Excursion
Current use
Private use
Available to hire
Yes
Available for excursions
Yes
Web address
http://www.bostonbelle.co.uk/
Construction
Builder
Johnson & Jago, Leigh on Sea, Essex
Built in
1949
Rig
None
Number of decks
1
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
16.50 feet
(5.03m)
Depth
3.60 feet
(1.10m)
Length: Overall
50.95 feet
(15.54m)
Tonnage: Gross
23.00
History
Built in 1949, BOSTON BELLE is a passenger vessel with a capacity for 100 passengers. Based at Boston, Lincolnshire, she cruises in the harbour and dockyard and operates charter trips on the River Tamar to Calstock, Morwellham and Weir Head.
BOSTON BELLE was originally at Rhyl. She later ran from Westminster, Dartmouth, Plymouth and then Boston, Lincolnshire where she has been since 2002.
Sources
Geoffrey Hamer, Trip Out 1995/6 - A Guide to the Passenger Boat Services of the British Isles (1995) pub: G P Hamer
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