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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name |
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| Namesake | Berry Pomeroy Castle |
| Owner |
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| Route |
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| Builder | Philip and Son,Dartmouth, Devon |
| Launched | 1949 |
| Status | Operating onUllswater |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Twin-screw motor vessel |
| Tonnage | 50 GT |
| Length | 67 ft (20 m)LOA |
| Beam | 16.5 ft (5.0 m) |
| Depth | 5.5 ft (1.7 m) |
| Decks | 2 |
| Propulsion | Diesel |
| Capacity | 150 passengers[1] |
MVLady Wakefield is a twinscrew passenger vessel, operating betweenGlenridding,Howtown andPooley Bridge onUllswater in theLake District for Ullswater Navigation and Transit Co, marketed asUllswater 'Steamers'.[2]
The ship was built in 1949 by Philip & Son ofDartmouth, Devon, United Kingdom as the MVBerry Castle for theRiver Dart Steamboat Co Ltd (RDSC). She was named afterBerry Pomeroy Castle, which is located a few miles from theRiver Dart and was the third vessel in the fleet to bear the name. MVBerry Castle was used on the company's River Dart services from Dartmouth andTotnes inSouth Devon. In 1972 she was sold to Discover Galapagos Ltd, to be fitted out for diving inHonduras. This project failed and she was operated on the Medway by Discover Galapagos as the MVGolden Cormorant. In 1976 she returned to the Dart, owned by the RDSC's successor:Dart Pleasure Craft Ltd, and was renamed MVTotnes Castle.[3]
In 1985 Dart Pleasure Craft, which had previously bought theMillbrook Steamboat & Trading Co Ltd ofPlymouth, withdrew its services from the Plymouth area, and in the process, MVTotnes Castle was sold toPlymouth Boat Cruises. She operated cruises from Plymouth. During her time in Plymouth she gained additional enclosed accommodation in the form of a large deckhouse on the former open deck behind her wheelhouse. In 2006 she was sold to Ullswater Navigation and Transit Company, and moved to Ullswater, involving an overland journey to this land-locked lake. She was renamed MVLady Wakefield.[2]
On 6 December 2015Lady Wakefield suffered damage while moored at Pooley Bridge pier duringStorm Desmond. She started to take on water, and was rescued by being run aground the following day. On 12 May 2016, MVLady Wakefield was rolled back into the water after being beached for five months, and docked for repair.[4][5][6]
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