 Tower Belle in the Cumberland Basin
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Tower Belle |
| Owner | Bristol Packet Boat Trips |
| Operator | Bristol Packet Boat Trips |
| Builder | Armstrong Whitworth, Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Yard number | 882[1] |
| Christened | Wincomblee |
| Completed | 1920 |
| Acquired | 1976 |
| Renamed | 1960 |
| Homeport | Bristol |
| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | River launch |
| Tonnage | 32 GRT |
| Length | 67.97 ft (20.72 m) |
| Beam | 13 ft (4.0 m) |
| Height | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
| Draught | 2.83 ft (0.86 m) |
| Propulsion | Diesel |
| Speed | 10 knots |
| Capacity | 95 passengers |
| Crew | 3 |
| Notes | Mercantile Navy List number 144933[2] |
Tower Belle is a passenger boat based in Bristol Harbour in England. The vessel is operated by the Bristol Packet Boat Trips company on pleasure and educational trips in the City Docks, on the River Avon to the Chequers Inn at Hanham Lock and Beese's Tea Gardens at Conham. Tower Belle was built in 1920 in Newcastle upon Tyne by Armstrong Whitworth, originally known as Wincomblee. In the 1950s and 1960s she worked in London, finally coming to Bristol in 1976.
- ^ "Vessels built by Armstrong, Mitchell & Co. Ltd., Newcastle on Tyne, from 1914 to 1925, Yard Numbers 858–939 (with gaps)". Archive catalogue. Royal Museums Greenwich. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
- ^ Jones, Charles H (1 January 1920). "Mercantile Navy List, 1921". Committee of Lloyd's. p. 683. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
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