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- Ship type: Motor Yacht
- Beam: 11ft
- Length: 52ft
- Engine: 2 x BMC Commodore Diesels
- Build year: 1932
- Draft: 6ft
- Builder: James Silver, Rosneath
- Construction: Pitch pine on oak
- Displacement: 26.40 tons
Lloyd’s Yacht Register (1939)
Source: Lloyd’s Register Foundation, Heritage & Education Centre, Lloyd’s Register of Yachts 1939, digitised via Internet Archive. Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Images have been converted, resized and watermarked for web display; machine-generated table OCR has been added.
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Source: Lloyd’s Register Foundation, Heritage & Education Centre, Lloyd’s Register of Yachts 1939, digitised via Internet Archive. Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Images have been converted, resized and watermarked for web display; machine-generated table OCR has been added.
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Classification. 12 | |||
| Consec- | Type. | TONS. | DIMENSIONS. | BUILD. | Engines and Boilers. | Port | Port of Survey. | Character | ||||||
| utive No. Official Number. | Yacht's Material of | Name. Build. | Rig. | Registered Net & Gross. | T.M. Length. О.Д. | Br'dth. beat- | Depth. Draft | Builders. | Where. | Particulars and Builders. | Owners. | belonging to. | Other Classifica- | for Special Survey. Date of last |
| Signal Letters. | Sailmaker. | Thames Me surmnt. | W.L. | room Sail | Area. | Designers. | When. | Alterations, etc. | tions it not L.R. | Survey EquipmentLetter | ||||
| 7618 | Wairakei | II Wood | TwnSc | 17:95 | 49.7 | 11.6 | 60 | Jas.A.Silver, | Rosneath | 2 Petrol Motors | F. G. Cox | Greenock | ||
| 163031 | Pet.Mot. | Kch | 26:40 27 | 52.1 49.7 | 6:0 | 4.75 | Ld. JohnBain | 1932 | each6Cy.69mm.-110 Morris,Cowley | mm. | ||||
| 7619 | Wairere II | Wood | AuxCut | 471 | 312 | 8:0 | 37 | T.LeHuquet | Auckland | Petrol Motor | Ernest W. P. Bucholz | Wellington, | ||
| 121393 | Pet.Mot. | Searle,35 | 5:57 | 35.0 | 45 | 8.9 | T.LeHuquet | 1908 | 2Cy.3ł"-3" | alt.fromYwl. | N.Z | |||
| 8 | 28:3 | 750 | Roberts,Sandusky,U.S.A. | 12 | ||||||||||
| 7620 125031 | Wairoa II (exKathleenF.) | Wood Pet.Mot. | ScLch | 7'83 10:59 11 | 37.5 | 8:3 | 3:0 | T.R.Hill T.R.Hill | Perth,W.A 1907 | Petrol Motor 4Cy.5}"-5¥ Invincible | C. H. Lamb | Fremantle | ||
| 7621 91789 | Waitangi | Wood Pet.Mot. | AuxCut Searle | 27.11 24 | 487 57.0 38.0 | 110 62 | 7.9 9:5 403 | R.Logan R.Logan | Auckland 1894 | Petrol Motor 4Cy.23"-4" Universal | John W. & James H. Frater | Auckland | ||
| 7622 | Wal | Wood | Sloop | - | - 55'6 43.7 | 11:3 | - | Albrecht Burmester | Bremen- Burg | Kreigsmarine | Wilhelms- haven | |||
| 7623 162475 | Waldemar (exExcelam) Elec.Light | Steel Par.Mot. | TwnSc Sch Aldous,31 | 12.61 26.53 29 | 45.5 45.5 45.0 | 130 6.25 | 5:3 3:5 100 | Aldous,Ld. A.E.Martin& Co.Ld. | Brightling- sea 1930 | 2 Parafhn Motors each4Cy.105mm.-14 Dorman,Stafford | Lionel W. Lowen Omm. | London | ||
| 7624 111375 | Wallaby (exNewWoman)Pet.Mot. | Wood | AuxSlp Ratsey,23 | 7.14 8:70 12 | 305 35.0 ND23 | 1075 50 | 46 3:0 526 | H.Gale H.Gale | Cowes 1899 | Petrol Motor 4Cy.57mm.-90mm. Morris,36 | Leonard Sturdy len.5ft.&raised,23 | Poole | ||
| 7625 | Wallop | Wood | AuxBm | 5:87 | 283 | 86 | 50 | H.Feltham | Portsmouth | Petrol Motor | Maj. Spencer, | Southmptn | ||
| 161711 | Pet.Mot. | Cut | 6:38 | 283 | 5.5 | 35 | H.Feltham | 1929 | 2Cy.3}"-41" | M.C., J.P. | ||||
| Luke Bros,2 | 9 8 | 27-0 | Thornycroft | |||||||||||
| 7626 | Walrus | Wood | AuxYwl | - | 26.5 | 90 | - | N.Nisbet | Newcastle- | Paraffin Motor | Norman Nisbet | Blyth | ||
| Par.Mot. | Barr,38 | 8 | 265 235 | 53 | 40 435 | N.Nisbet | on-Tyne 1930 | 2Cy.3"-4}" Bergius,38 | ||||||
| 7627 166496 | Waltona | Wood Pet.Mot. | TwnSc | 16.74 22.61 23 | 463 47.0 46.0 | 11.0 6:3 | 56 2.8 | Walton Yt.Works A.E.Hagg | Shepperton- on-Thames 1938 | 2 Petrol Motors each6Cy.4"-4 Gray | A. E. Hagg & C. H. Kearley | London | ||
| 7628 | Waltress | Wood Pet.Mot. | Sc | — | - 26'0 | 8:0 | - 20 | Wm. Osborne,Ld. Builders | Littlehmptn 1938 | Petrol Motor 6Cy.2-95"-4:33" Morris | Maj. C. C. Nainby-Luxmore | |||
| 7629 | Wamba II | Wood C.B. Roof | Sloop Ratsey,13 | [ ] — 4 | 27:08 | 5.66 | 3.6 | MorganGiles &May,Ld. MorganGiles | HytheHants 1913 3mo | 8&12yrsMat | Miss Ethel A. Mills Built to Int. Rating Class 6 metres | Burnham- on-Crouch | Sou | + 3,13 |
| 7630 | Wanda | Wood | ScKch | 15:11 | 42.8 | 11.6 | 5.4 | Paraffin Motor | J. A. Faulkner | Belfast | ||||
| 161860 | Par.Mot. | Harvey,29 | 16:17 22 | 42'8 42'0 | 5.6 | 45 406 | conv.Naval Mo | torLaunch | 2Cy.44"-6" Bergius,Gls.28 | |||||
| 7631 161708 | Wanda | Wood Pet.Mot. | AuxCut Cranfield, 30 | 5:37 11.29 15 | 33.9 33.9 29.0 | 11.1 6-25 | 70 7.1 720 | BerthonBt. Co.Ld. HarleyMead | Lymington 1930 | Petrol Motor 2Cy.3}"-4}" Thornycroft,Basingstoke | B. G. A. Scott R.O.R.C.Rating22'89ft. alt.fromYwl. | Southmptn | ||
| 7632 163691 | Wanda | Wood Pet.Mot. | TwnSc Kch Gowen,35 | 8:70 13:25 13 | 35.5 380 36:3 | 96 60 | 46 3:2 175 | E.F.Elkins E.H.French | Christ- church 1935 | 2 Petrol Motors each6Cy.2:7"-4:3" Morris | Henry E. Maxim | Southmptn |
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| m. Gitana 29 | m. Benita | 28 | a. Arktur 27 | m. Wairakei II 27 | m. Morwenna | 26 | a. Esen 25 |
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| m. Avila 18 | m. Maricelia(see page 607) | 35 | m. Wairakei II | 27 | (Late A. V. Beltrami.) | m. Commodore 15 |
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| a. Scolopax | 20 | Short Bros., Ltd., | m. Cerf II | 9 | m. Mirodor | 12 | m. Wairakei II 27 | m. Pussyfoot 17 |
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| Coveney, Eric W., 4, Banstead Road, Ewell. Surrey. L.S. | Cox, F. G., Landfall, Stoke Bishop, Bristol. Btl.-L.S.-Mtr. m. Wairakei II 27 | 63, Addison Road, London, W.14. Lon.-Mtr.-Pks. a. Jill 5 | Craig, J. Kirke, Collalis, Balmore, Stirlingshire. C.Cor.-C.Crz. | Craven, Sir Charles W., The Abbey House, Furness Abbey, Lancs. Mtr.-Nav.-Wnd. |
Source: The National Archives, Kew, RED LIST INDEX 1939 40. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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| Wairakei II | 12A |
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| Wairakei II | 12A |
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| Wairakei II | 12A |
Source: The National Archives, Kew, MT 40 36. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Date 7.6.40. To: COMMODORE. SHEERNESS 642, epeated: C IN C NORE 48, P.O.LONDON. LT.COMDR.DUSTING.SHEERNESS. P/L BY T/F. From: ADMIRALTY The following requisitioned Motor Boats released from Dynamo end now at Sheerness are required at Toughs Bros.Yard Teddington for overhaul. Those Motor Boats not mentioned should remain at Sheerness pending further instructions. Tug will call Sheerness at low water to embark Lt.Comdr.Dusting who is to see that Motor Boats in following list are sent to Toughs. Vessels capable of steaming should accompany tug under own power. VIDETTE, MEANDER, SP INDRIFTER, SEASWALLOW, MOUSMN, WESTWARD, SUNDOWNER, WAIRAKEI II, BARBARA, ELIZABE TH GREEN, QUICKSILVER, DURCONIA, PANDORA, GAY CRUSADER, RAPID, DOLPHIN, athena, RYEGATE II, LURLINE, BLUEBIRD, A 41.,BONNY HEATHER, NANETTE II, SINGAPORE, SHOLT, LADY KAYE, NAUTILUS, ALONA, DIANTHUS, LATONA, MARSAYRU, HAIAD ERRANT, DAB II, HILFRANOR, LIFEBOAT 626, REDA, USANCO, MOTOYA, MOIENA, SURREY, Lieut. Commander Dusting should report at Admiralty after boats have reached Teddington. = 1725/7 for D.S.V.P. D.of D.S.V.P. T.S.D.(Capt.01iver) M.O.S.I.(3) S.C.W.. D.O.S.T. D.P.S.(2) Mr.D.H.Edwerds. D.M.S. Mr.J.D.Walker, D.D.T.M. Mr.A.L.Moore, D.N.C. Mr.Du Boisson, Sub War Reg.Bath. S.T.N.2. D.N.C.Bath. S.T.N.4 A S.T.N.6 B Capt.Rashleigh Extra.
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SEAL MINISTRY OF SHIPPING. Likiggs (7040) STNble 9 of MESSAGE. 1725/7th.June. OUT my No. 328 or To COMMODORE, 642, DATE 7.6.40 Repeated:- C.IN 0. HORR, 48. F.O.LONDON. LT.COMDR. DUSTINO, SHEERWASS TIME SENT P/L BY T/2 From:- ADMIRALTY. The following requisitioned Motor Boats released from Dynamo and now at Sheerness are required at Toughs Bros. Yard Teddington for overhaul. Those Motor Boats not mentioned should remain at Sheerness pending further instructions. Tug will call Shoerness at low water to enbark Lt. Comdr. Busting who 1a to see that Motor Boats in following list are sent to Toughs. Vessels espable of steaming should accompany tug under own power. VIDETTE, MEANDER, SPINDRIFTER, SEASSALLON, mousax, WESTMARD, SUNDOWNER, WAIRAKEI II, BARBARA, ELIZABETH GREAN, UICESILVER, BURGONIA, PANDORA, GAY CHUSADER, RAPID, DOLPHIN, ATHSHA (A92409) Wt 38636/439 2000 Pads 1/40 M.P.Ltd. 51-5912 HYBOATE II, LURLINE, BLUEBIRD A.41,, BONNY HEATHER, MANSTTE II, SINGAPORE, SHOLT, LADY KAYE, HAUTILUS, ALOHA, DIANTHUS, LATONA, MARSAYRU, HAIAD BRRANT, DAB II, HILFRANOR, LIFEBOAT 626, REDA, USANCO, MOTOYA, NOISNA, SURREY. Lieut. Commander Dusting should report at Admiralty after bonts have reached Teddington. 1725/7 for D.O.V.P. (3) D.S.V.P. T.S.D. (Capt.Oliver) N.O.S.T.(3) S.C.W. D.O.S.T. D.P.S.(2) Mr. D.H.Kdwards. D.N.S. Mr. J.D. alker. D.D.T.E. Mr. A.L.Moore. D.N.O. Sub was Bath. peo(s) Reg. the is atter at yinds put quina lough's in Mr. DU Boisson. S.T.N.2. D.N.C.Bath S.T.N.44. S.T.N.6B. capt. Mashleigh. Rxtra. HM/- can mbh item we
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