Vessels Particulars:
Name of Vessel: Bessie Ellen
Port of Registry: Svendborg
Official Number:
Type of Vessel: Traditional Gaff Ketch
Year Built: 1904 Plymouth UK
Construction: Pitch pine on Oak. Double skinned built to Lloyds A12
Engine Make & Model: Volvo Penta TAMD 121AK
Total Engine Power: 235 Kw
Service speed Engine: 6 Knots
Speed under sail: 3 – 12 Knots
Waterline Length: 22.90 Metres
Length on Deck 25.60 Metres
Length Overall 36.27 Metres
Breadth: 6.25 Metres
Draft: 3.28 Metres
Gross Tonnage: 87.12
No. Crew: Minimum 4 Maximum 6
Max No. Persons 70 MCA Class VI
Bunker Capacity: 2000 Litres Diesel 6000 Litres Water
Range Under Power: 1500 NM
Sail Area: 334 Sq Metres
Life Saving Appliances & Emergency Equipment
Fire Extinguishing: Honda Portable Fire/Bilge Diesel Salvage pump, up to 750 litres per m
Man Engine Centrifugal gear pump
2x 20 M Hoses with Nozzles
45kg CO2 Manual Release for Engine Room
Fire Extinguishing: Fire Extinguishers 3x Dry Powder
3x Water
1x CO2
Fire Protection: Engine room clad with 75mm Firebatts
Galley Clad with 75mm Firebatts
Fire Blanket
Sprinkler system
Communication Equipment: VHF/DSC Sea area 1 inc. emergency battery supply
Handheld VHF
Emergency VHF Aerial
Pyrotechnics: 4Parachute Flares
6 Red Hand Flares
3 Orange Smoke
Buoyancy Aids: 70 Total of which 22 have lights including child life jackets
TPA’s 22
Lifebuoys: 4 – 1 with Buoyant Line
1 with light & Dahn Buoy
1 with light& buoyant line
Life rafts with HRU: 12 man SOLAS B Pack (Cosalt Hire) and TBA
Bilge Pumps: Portable Fire/Bilge Diesel, up to 750 ltrs per minute
M/E Centrifugal gear pump.
240 Volt Self Priming Pump.45 Ltres per minute
Inflatable: 7 Man Grey Avon with 25 Hp Yamaha Outboard motor
Navigational Equipment
VHF Radio: Sailor VHF DSC RT4822
Echo Sounder: Furuno LS 6000
GPS: Furuno GP31
Radar: JRC LCD radar with 24 inch dome
Navtex: Mc Murdo NAV 7 paperless navtex
Sat C Sailor Solas GMDSS Transceiver
Plotter Maxsea Programme with Compaq Laptop
Charts Covering UK Waters, Northern France, Holland, Germany,Denmark, Norway and Baltic Seas
Alarm Systems
Muster Alarm Bell type 1 in Forecastle 1 in Main Hold
Bilge Alarm Midships, Engine room and Focsle Bilge
Fire Alarm 1 on Bridge 1 Engine Room 1 Main Hold
Smoke & Flame Detectors Total 5 Aft Cabin
Engine Room
Galley
Main Hold
Forecastle
Navigation Lights Tranberg Navigation light alarm panel
Anchor Gear
Anchors 2 Fisherman type bow anchors. 1 light stern anchor
Winch Single speed winch with 2 chain gipsys and Electric 415 volt with convertor to 24v. Manual override.
Chain Port and Starboard Chains 4 and 5 shackles respectively.
Sails, Canvas and Rigging
All wire rope, chain rigging and blocks new in 2003 with continual service and maintenance.
Sail wardrobe new in 2003. All sails in Duradon cloth, made by J Lawrence sailmakers, Essex. Wardrobe consists of:
Main, Mizzen, Staysail, Three Jibs, Main Topsail, Mizzen Topsail.
1 New main deck awning.
Boats
1 flat bottomed rubber inflatable with 25hp Yamaha petrol outboard with separate tank
1 traditional Appledore larch on oak 8 foot wooden rowing dinghy, built 2005 from new.
Electrical System
Electrical system consist of a 24 volt circuit and 240 volt circuit throughout the ship. Complete wiring system in marine grade cable.
Generator Kohler 17kva EFOZ , new 2008
Mastervolt 3 kva 4000 series
Batterys 16 Concord lifeline sealed AGM batteries divided into 3 banks
1 GMDSS emergency battery, lead acid for VHF radio and GPS
Chargers 2 Newmar smart chargers
Pumps Jabsco 240v Utility waste pump for bilges, grey and black water
24 volt Jabsco fresh water diaphragm pump
24 volt galley waste pump
24 volt salt water pump
Domestic Electrics
Water heater
Washing machine
Chest freezer
C Warm 53 litre hot water heater
Electric central heating
Coffee machine
Domestic Items
12 sets waterproofs, various sizes
12 manual inflatable lifejackets. New.
20 safety harnesses
20 duvets and pillows
20 sets bed linen
Complete galley equipment
Bessie Ellen carries many spares in the way of ropes, blocks, tools, spare parts etc and much other equipment not listed above