Maritime museums · South East England
Cervia
In or near Westwood.
Cervia in England South East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Ramsgate · 1.6 km
- Paid entry
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Cervia is a preserved museum ship in England South East, United Kingdom — a vessel of historic significance preserved as a public visitor attraction. Britain's museum ships span Tudor warships (Mary Rose), tea clippers (Cutty Sark), Victorian battleships (HMS Warrior) and 20th-century submarines.
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From the Wikipedia article
ST Cervia was built in 1946 as a seagoing tug for use as a fleet auxiliary by Alexandra Hall & Company Ltd of Aberdeen, Scotland. Today she is a floating Museum undergoing maintenance and restoration in Ramsgate, Kent.
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Background
History
The Cervia was launched from the yard of Alexander Hall and Co. Ltd in Aberdeen, Scotland, on 21 January 1946 and was handed to the Ministry of War Transport. In December 1946 she was sold on to the maritime towing business of William Watkins Ltd for the sum of £36,000. The business had purchased the tug using compensation it received for the vessels it lost on War service such as the tugs "Napia" and "Muria", which were sunk after collisions with mines near Ramsgate in 1939 and 1940.
Architecture
The Cervia design closely followed an early designed steam tug class called Foremost The Cervia is thought to be last Empire Ship surviving in the United Kingdom.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.3314, 1.4215
- County
- Kent
- District
- Thanet
- Parish
- Ramsgate
- Postcode
- CT11 8LS
- Parliamentary constituency
- East Thanet
- Established
- 1946
- Nearest railway station
- Ramsgate — 1.6 km
- Opening
- Sa,Su 10:30-17:00
- Official site
- ramsgatemaritimemuseum.org
Sources
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cervia?
- Cervia is in Kent, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode CT11 8LS), in the parish of Ramsgate.
- What is Cervia?
- Cervia in England South East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Cervia?
- The nearest railway station is Ramsgate, about 1.6 km away. Drivers can use postcode CT11 8LS.
- When was Cervia built?
- Built or established in 1946.
- Who owns Cervia?
- Cervia is owned by |registry=London.
- How do I get to Cervia?
- The nearest railway station is Ramsgate, about 1.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CT11 8LS.