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Registration number
3768
Status
Registered
paula.palmer
Previous names
- 1893 - 1895 Lady Nancy
- 1895 - 1930 Christina
Details
Function
Leisure Craft
Subfunction
Yacht
Location
Brightlingsea
Vessel type
Racing Yacht
Current use
Private use
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Construction
Builder
Nielsen, N H, Skovshoved, Denmark
Built in
1893
Hull material
Wood
Rig
Gaff Schooner
Number of decks
1
Number of masts
1
Propulsion
Sail
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Diesel
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
8.33 feet
(2.54m)
Air Draft
5.00 feet
(1.52m)
Length: Overall
40.00 feet
(12.19m)
Tonnage: Gross
4.00
History
LADY NANCY was designed by A W Bonnersen and built in 1893 in Skovshoved, Denmark, by N H Neilsen, for English Chief Engineer F D Marshall. After 2 years, she was purchased by two Danish owners based in Copenhagen, Henze and Petersen, who named her CHRISTINA.
In 1930, she was purchased by N Lydersen of Arendal, Norway, who renamed her LADY NANCY. in 1939, she was purchased by R Stray of Arendal, who in the following year sailed her to Grimsby with 5 men to escape the German occupation of Norway, during the Second World War. After the war she remained in England under the Grimsby and Cleethorpes Yacht Club, who owned her until 1965, when she was purchased by G Hannaford, who raced her along the East Coast
In 1984, LADY NANCY was purchased by B and F Collyer, wardens of Reads Island, Upper Humber, and in 1990 she was purchased by J Green, who restored her as a Bermudan rig. Sometime after 2018, she was purchased by the current owner, who set about restoring her.
Update, July 2023: Vessel currently for sale
Key dates
-
1893
Built by N H Nielsen of Skovshoved, Denmark
-
1895
Purchased by Henze and Peterson of Copenhagen
-
1930
Purchased by N Lydersen of Arendal, Norway
-
1939
Purchased by R Stray of Arendal, Norway
-
1940
R Stray and 5 other men sail the LADY NANCY from Arendal to Grimsby to escape the German occupation of Norway and join the British Army
-
1945
After the war, taken on by the Grimsby and Cleethorpes Yacht Club
-
1965
Purchased by G Hannaford
-
1984
Purchased by B and F Collyer, wardens of Reads Island, Upper Humber
-
1990
Purchased by J Green
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