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notable repair job accomplished by Gillingham Marina has been to
the vessel Havengore. Built in 1956 and operated originally as a
survey vessel for the Port of London Authority, Havengore served
for over 40 years before being retired in 1995. Every year for
the last four winters, statutory certification and restoration
work to the vessel’s interior and decks has been carried out at
Gillingham Marina Workshops, all in satisfaction of the MCA’s
requirements. The Havengore provides for the quality end of charter work for the Thames. The vessel’s history being of much interest, for she was used was during the State funeral of Sir Winston Churchill, in 1965, when Havengore conveyed Sir Winston Churchill’s body up the Thames to Waterloo. This year, Gillingham Marina Workshops have completed the fourth phase of the restoration with an 8 week job on the Havengore to remove rot from the vessel's gunwale area and the internal shelf, to keep the launch in tip-top condition. |
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| Gillingham Marina, 173 Pier Road, Gillingham, Kent, ME7 1UB Phone : 01634 281333 Fax : 01634 280164 E-Mail : repairs@gillingham-marina.co.uk Privacy Policy |
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