Bowness Pier, Bowness-on-Windermere
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Description
"Departure point for lake cruises. MV Tern is a former steamship. According to the owner's website - Tern was first launched in 1891 she was built by Forrest & Son, Wivenhoe, Essex as a steam powered yacht. Capacity now 350 passengers. Re-engined in 1956 and currently 145' long and weighs 121 tonnes. Propulsion is by 2 x 6 cylinder Cummins diesel engines good for 10 knots. At time of writing she is operated by Windermere Lake Cruises Ltd. " Photo by Chris Allen, 2017. -
Owner
Chris Allen -
Source
Geograph (Geograph) -
License
What does this mean? Creative Commons License -
Further information
Link: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5568253
Resource type: Image
Added by: Simon Cotterill
Last modified: 5 years, 12 months ago
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Picture Taken: 2017-09-18 -
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