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Mabel E. Holland
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| Registry #1 | (UK Registry) | Registry #2 | Registry #3 | ||
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| IMO# | MMSI# | VRN# |
| Name 1 | 1956 | Mabel E. Holland | Name 6 | ||
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| Name 2 | Name 7 | ||||
| Name 3 | Name 8 | ||||
| Name 4 | Name 9 | ||||
| Name 5 | Name 10 |
| Year Built | 1956 | Place | (nk) | Area | Country | UK |
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| Designer | (nk) | Measurement (imp) | ? x ? x ? |
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| 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) |
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| 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 |
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| Significance of Name |
| Anecdotes |
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| 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 |
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| References: MacFarlane, J.M. (1992) Northwest Passage Challengers. In Resolution. Spring Issue. Maritime Museum of British Columbia |
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