Registration number 3792
Status Registered
paula.palmer
Gloria
Gloria
Gloria
Gloria
Gloria
Gloria
Gloria
Gloria
Gloria

Previous names

  • 1943 Gloria

Details

Function Passenger Vessel
Subfunction Excursion
Location Falmouth
Vessel type Passenger Ferry
Current use Commercial Activity
Available to hire Yes
Available for excursions Yes

Construction

Built in 1943
Hull material Wood
Rig None
Number of decks 1
Number of masts 1
Propulsion Motor
Number of engines 1
Primary engine type Diesel
Boiler type None
Boilermaker None

Dimensions

Length: Overall
35.76 feet (10.90m)
Breadth: Beam
9.00 feet (2.74m)
Tonnage: Gross
6.00

History

GLORIA was built in 1943. It is presumed she was built as a motor launch, as a sister ship to SAPPHIRE, to operate in the Isles of Scilly, but little is known of her early years until the 1960s. From then until the 1990s, she was operated by F Pender as a passenger boat in the Isles of Scilly. After that, she moved to Calstock, Cornwall, and then to Tenby, Wales. 

In 2023, she was purchased by her current owners and moved to Falmouth, where she does River Trips, Harbour Cruises, Private Charters and Angling Trips. Her hull design has never been modified and she is powered by a 80hp Ford Dorset engine.

Update, May 2024: Vessel for sale.

Key dates

  • 2023-05-19 Arrived in Falmouth Cornwall to start her new chapter

Own this vessel?

If you are the owner of this vessel and would like to provide more details or updated information, please contact info@nationalhistoricships.org.uk

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