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Registration number
3794
Status
Registered
paula.palmer
Previous names
- 1904 - 1914 Two Brothers
Details
Function
Fishing Vessel
Location
Brightlingsea
Vessel type
Leigh Bawley
Current use
Private use
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Construction
Builder
Cann, John & Herbert, Harwich
Built in
1904
Hull material
Wood
Rig
Gaff Cutter
Number of decks
1
Number of masts
1
Propulsion
Sail
Primary engine type
None
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
13.67 feet
(4.17m)
Depth
6.00 feet
(1.83m)
Length: Overall
37.00 feet
(11.28m)
Tonnage: Gross
18.00
History
Built by J H Cann of Harwich in 1904 for T and H Tunnidge of Leigh-on-Sea for £167 complete with sails. She first entered the fishing register on the 7th of July 1904 named TWO BROTHERS with the fishing number LO184.
On the 16th of July 1914 ownership was changed to T Tunnidge as the sole owner and the boat was named HILDA MARJORIE after the owner’s daughter. The story goes that the two brothers split up over a family argument about the spelling of their second name.
In 1926 HILDA MARJORIE transferred to Rochester under the number RR8 and new owner F B Wadhams, who used her for shrimping. At this point, she had also acquired an auxiliary engine.
K Markhan bought HILDA MARJORIE in 1983 from the Wadhams family, and the following year she was sold to C Eagles. In her ownership, a near complete restoration was carried out, replacing everything but 1/3 of the framing and the beamshelves. She was also fitted with a new rig following her original design.
Her current owner bought her in August 2023 from C Eagles.
Key dates
-
1904
Built in Harwich, Essex by J H Cann for brothers T and H Tunnidge of Leigh-on-Sea, named TWO BROTHERS
-
1914
Ownership changed to T Tunnidge solely, and named HILDA MARJORIE after the owner's daughter
-
1926
Purchased by F B Wadhams and moved to Rochester, Kent, where she was used for shrimping
-
1983
Purchased by K Markhan from the Wadhams Family
-
1984
Purchased by C Eagles, who restored her and fitted her with a rig following her original design
-
2023
Purchased by her current owner
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