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MV Dart Venturer in River Link colours.
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| Career (UK)
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| Name: |
MV Plymouth Venturer, MV Dart Venturer |
| Owner: |
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| Route: |
Plymouth(1982)
River Dart (2002) |
| Builder: |
Mashfords, Plymouth, UK |
| Launched: |
1982 |
| Status: |
Operating on the River Dart between Dartmouth and Totnes |
| General characteristics
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| Type: |
Twin-Screw Motor Vessel |
| Tonnage: |
94 GRT |
| Length: |
83 feet (25 m) LOA |
| Decks: |
3 |
| Propulsion: |
Twin 170hp Diesels |
| Speed: |
11 Kts |
| Capacity: |
300 Passengers |
The MV Dart Venturer is a twin screw passenger vessel, operating on the River Dart in South Devon, UK, on the cruise / ferry route between Dartmouth and Totnes, and on circular coastal and river cruises from Dartmouth, for Dart Pleasure Craft Ltd.[1]
History
Plymouth Venturer was built in 1982 for Plymouth Boat Cruises by Mashford's of Cremyll, Cornwall. She was built to compete with the Millbrook Steamboat & Trading Co Ltd, and in design closely resembled the Cardiff Castle of that fleet, having an open upper deck, main deck with large deckhouse, and a lower deck with a bar. She joined the Plymouth Princess in the Plymouth Boat Cruises fleet. The competition was too great for the Millbrook Company, who withdrew from the district in 1985[2]. In 2002 she was 'exchanged' with the rather smaller Plymouth Belle of Dart Pleasure Craft Ltd, was renamed Dart Venturer and took up service on the River Dart[1].
External links
References
| River Dart Water Transport |
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