Registration number 331
Status Archived
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Port side view
Countess - port side
port side view

Details

Function Passenger Vessel
Subfunction Launch
Location Bristol
Current use Ongoing conservation
Available to hire No
Available for excursions Yes
Info required Yes

Construction

Builder Loynes, J & Sons, Wroxham
Built in 1895
Rig None
Number of decks 1
Propulsion Motor
Number of engines 1
Primary engine type Diesel
Boiler type None
Boilermaker None

Dimensions

Breadth: Beam
8.52 feet (2.60m)
Length: Overall
39.34 feet (12.00m)

History

Built in 1895, COUNTESS is a passenger vessel with a capacity for 32 passengers. She is based in Bristol and operates within different points in the city and is also available for charter trips.

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Key dates

  • 1895

    Built by J Loynes at Wroxham
  • 2003

    Underwent re-planking and framing work on the hull.  She regularly makes passenger trips in the harbour in Bristol and up the River Avon towards Bath.  During the Bristol Harbour Regatta she operated a shuttle service to the SS Great Britain carrying over 1200 passengers. 
  • 2008

    Sold to new owner

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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