Ship Details

Mabel E. Holland

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Registry #1 (UK Registry) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1956 Mabel E. Holland Name 6
Name 2 Name 7
Name 3 Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1956 Place (nk) Area Country UK
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) ? x ? x ?
Builder Osborne's Shipyard Measurement (metric) ?m x ?m x ?m
Hull Steel Displacement
Gross Tonnage Type 1 Lifeboat, (SAR)
Registered Tonnage Type 2 Yacht, power-cruiser
Engine Engine Manufacture (nk)
Repower Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds Rebuilt in 1986 Call Sign
Pendant  # Masters Coxswain Ben Tart; David Cowper (1986-1989); Arthur Curnow (1996)
 
Owner(s)
In 1986-1989 she was owned by David Cowper, UK. In 1996 she was owned by Arthur Curnow and restored. In 2013 she was owned by J. Evans, located on a trailer near Cardigan in West Wales UK.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 0000-00-00
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
This vessel was a small UK-registered yacht (a retired RNLI Lifeboat). In 1956 was stationed at Dungeness until 1979 and as a relief boat at Aldeburgh. In 1986-1989 this vessel made the first solo transit of the Northwest Passage and the first British Transit - East to West Transit of the Northwest Passage. This vessel was afloat in 2004. David Cowper was awarded the highly prestigious Blue Water Medal by the Cruising Club of America.
 
References
References: MacFarlane, J.M. (1992) Northwest Passage Challengers. In Resolution. Spring Issue. Maritime Museum of British Columbia
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