MV Plymouth Venturer

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History
Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svgUnited Kingdom
Name
  • Plymouth Venturer
  • Dart Venturer
Owner
Route
BuilderMashfords, Plymouth, UK
Launched1982
StatusOperating on the River Dart between Dartmouth and Totnes
General characteristics
TypeTwin-screw motor vessel
Tonnage94  GRT
Length83 ft (25 m) LOA
Decks3
PropulsionTwin 170 hp (130 kW) diesels
Speed11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)
Capacity300 passengers

MV Dart Venturer is a twin screw passenger vessel, operating on the River Dart in South Devon, United Kingdom, on the cruise / ferry route between Dartmouth and Totnes, and on circular coastal and river cruises from Dartmouth, for Dart Pleasure Craft Ltd. [1]

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History

Plymouth Venturer was built in 1982 for Plymouth Boat Cruises by V. Visick and Sons of Perranwell, Cornwall. She was built to compete with the Millbrook Steamboat & Trading Co Ltd, and in design closely resembled Cardiff Castle of that fleet, having an open upper deck, main deck with large wheelhouse, and a lower deck with a bar. She joined 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]

As of 2020, Dart Venturer primarily works the Western Lady Ferry between Torquay and Brixham.

References

  1. 1 2 Boyle, I, http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/Dart_Pleasure_Craft.html, Referred 2009
  2. ↑ Kittridge, A. Steamers & Ferries of the River Tamar & Three Towns District, Twelveheads Press, 2003
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