40ft Ferry Boat Mk.III

RAF NUMBERS 4005, 4010 - 4017
BUILDER 4005 Carrier Engineering Ltd, Wembley
4010 - 4013 Brooke Marine, Lowestoft
4014 - 4017 Aldous Successors, Brightlingsea
DISPLACEMENT 10.75 Tons (Loaded)
8.75 Tons (Light)
DIMENSIONS LOA......................... 44ft 6in
Beam....................... 12ft 0in
Draught-Light........... 2ft 7in (fwd) 2ft 9in (aft)
Draught-Loaded....... 2ft 10in (fwd) 3ft 1in (aft)
MAIN PROPULSION Twin Ford Parsons Conversion Mk.7 @ 65 bhp each
GEARBOX Thornycroft Type
CONSTRUCTION Material...... Steel
Method....... Welded Hard Chine
MAXIMUM SPEED 11 knots
CRUISING SPEED 9.6 knots
FUEL CAPACITY 100 gallons
RANGE @ MAXIMUM SPEED 121 Miles
RANGE @ CRUISING SPEED 125 Miles
CREW 4
MAXIMUM PASSENGERS 40
ALTERNATIVE WIEGHT OF CARGO 3 Tons approx
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