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Pyronaut (ship)

Twin screw diesel powered fire boat Pyronaut, built in 1934 (as the Bristol Phoenix II) for the Bristol Fire Brigade by Charles Hill & Sons Ltd and used in Bristol City Docks until 1973.

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Image of m.v. John King. Dimensions 65’-0” x 17’-0” x 8”-6”. Built 1935. Owners C.J. King & Sons Ltd, Bristol. Builders Charles Hill & Sons Ltd, Bristol (model ship)

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