Technical data of the Princess Margaret

The Fleets:

The 'Princess Margaret' was the first of the two Hovercrafts entering service, she made her maidentrip on august 1st 1968.
Just as her sistership she conveyed her passengers between France and England in 35 min.
She takes a max. of 360 passengers and 50 cars in her bulge.

Owner

Hoverspeed (UK) Ltd.

Operator

Hoverspeed

Route

Laid up (ex Calais-Dover)

Building year

1968

Converted

/

Yard

Britisch Hovercraft Corporation

Length

56,38 m

Breadth

?

BRT

?

Crew

16 British

Number of passengers

360

Number of cars

50 cars

Lanemetres (LM)

?

Engines

4 Rolls Royce Marine Proteus

Speed

50 knots

Port of registry

?

Flag

UK

Former names

none

Former owners

none

Sister ships

The princess Anne

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