Built in Holland for the Norwegian Government as a Patrol Vessel to cover the coastal waters right up into the Arctic. There are four watertight bulkheads so, like the Titanic, she shouldn't sink. Taken out of service in 1961 and refurbished in Dutch shipyard for pleasure use. Original steam engine installation removed and replaced with a 150 H.P. General Motors Detroit diesel. The engine room is huge allowing full walk-around access to the main engine. Apart from the main engine, there is an Onan diesel generator of 17.5 Kw. Three banks of 24 volt batteries. Four large fuel tanks that can hold approx. 2300 litres diesel and  a large multi-fuel boiler that can burn either diesel, coal or wood (now disconnected and radiators removed). When we bought the boat she had radiators fitted everywhere, even in the engine room. The hull is constructed of "Swedish " steel which is renowned for its resistance to the normal corrosion found with  mild steel due to its slightly higher carbon content. She was lifted out at Mashfords, Plymouth about four years ago and the bottom, up to 1 metre above the waterline, was grit blasted and painted at a cost of about £6500. Very little corrosion was found. This is a massively built vessel and yet was handled quite easily by my wife and self on our last trips from France to Dover via Exeter and Plymouth.. It is also a great sea boat and will stand up to almost anything. She is moored in Wellington Dock, Dover Marina with its own alongside mooring. Water and (most unusual) electricity is free. This is a locked in perfectly safe and secure berth. We are only selling "Hawk" because we are now completely finishing a life of boating for personal reasons. Displacement weight is 55 ton and I believe, although I'm not sure, that she can be lifted out for survey in Dover Marina. Accomodation from for'd consists of a very large Chain locker reached via a large water-tight hatch on the fore deck with masses of room for all warps etc. The fore cabin contains two settee's either side of a fixed dining table and two separate sea berths sited port and starb'd. There is also a wash basin and wardrobe plus lots of locker space. Steps lead up to the wheelhouse with an access hatch to the main engine room located on starb'd side aft corner. The aft cabin contains the galley with chest freezer and cooker and also a large table with folding leaves either side with lockers for holding bottles etc. in the centre section.There are two separate sea berths, port and starb'd, with heavy weather leeboards that can be lowered and locked into position making them into double berths. Again, there is plenty of locker and cupboard space throughout. There is a separate cabin located at the aft starb'd corner enclosing a Baby Blake sea toilet and a shower unit. The Lazarette is located at the stern reached through a watertight hatch in the aft deck and contains the steering gear and masses of space for stowage. There is a separate toilet located on the port side of the deck amidships. Please, only answer this advertisement if you are truly interested and, equally important, have the funds available to buy. Hawk was valued and insured for £94,000 when we bought her in France in 2001. She is also being advertised for sale  through a large yacht broker for the new reduced ebay asking price of £49,500, a reduction of £14,500 from the original asking price. It is strongly recommended that the vessel is visited by any prospective buyer, allowing any further questions to be answered in detail before proceeding further. Would make the perfect liveaboard where the benefit of free elecricity and water plus no community charge would just about cover the berthing charges. The annual berthing charges are paid up until the 1st July 2008 and are set to be £205/metre from then until July 2009.