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MV Dartmouth Castle


Builders: Philip & Son Ltd, Dartmouth 1948

Propulsion type: Motor Diesel

Owner: River Dart Steamboat Co Ltd. Millbrook Steamboat & Trading Co Ltd, Dart Pleasure Craft Ltd

Service dates: 1948 - ??

Tonnage: Gross 81

Comments:

In 1948 MV Dartmouth Castle replaced her paddle steamer predecessor and as well as taking her name, she also was fitted with the paddler's wheelhouse and lifeboat. She was launched at a cost of just over £11,000. She continued plying the River Dart for the RDS Co until 1975 when she was sold to Millbrook Steamboat &Trading Co and was sold on after a couple of seasons to Dart Pleasure Craft.

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