Registration number 990
Status Archived
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Earl of Zetland and rainbow
Earl of Zetland at North Quays Marina

Previous names

  • 1939 - 1975 Earl of Zetland
  • 1975 - 1985 Celtic Surveyor
  • 1985 - 2007 La Passerelle

Details

Function Passenger Vessel
Location NONE
Archive reason Disposed
Current use
Available to hire No
Available for excursions No

Construction

Builder Hall & Russel Limited, Aberdeen.
Built in 1939
Hull material Steel
Rig None
Number of decks 1
Propulsion Motor
Number of engines 1
Primary engine type Inboard
Boiler type None
Boilermaker None

Dimensions

Breadth: Beam
29.05 feet (8.86m)
Depth
9.77 feet (2.98m)
Length: Overall
154.79 feet (47.21m)
Tonnage: Gross
548.00

History

Built in 1939 by Hall Russell & Co. Ltd of Aberdeen as a passenger vessel, EARL OF ZETLAND has a steel hull and an engine by British Auxiliaries Limited, 627 kw. She was named EARL OF ZETLAND from 1939 - 1975 and Celtic Surveyor from 1975 - 1985, then La Passarelle.

Between 1993 and 1996 she was moored in Sovereign harbour in Eastbourne, continuing her role as a restaurant and function venue.

In 2007 she was reported to be located at Royal Quays, North Shields in Newcastle.

In October 2020 it was reported that the historic vessel had been sold to the people who own the North Shields Royal Quays marina and soon after a project to dismantle the vessel had begun.

Key dates

  • 1939

    Vessel built by Hall Russell & Co. Ltd. in Aberdeen, Scotland

Sources

Turner, Graham, Ships Monthly: Dining Afloat: A review of Britain's floating restaurants, pp19-21, December 1990     

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