Morna

Ketch built 1920 by Dickie, A M & Sons Ltd, Tarbert

Designated ensign Designated house flag

816

Registered


Leisure Craft

Yacht


Ketch

Bangor


Private use

Private Use


No

No


03/03/2004

29/07/2011



Gallery


Propulsion

Sail

Diesel


2003

None


None


Dimensions

To be confirmed

14.00 feet (3.60 metres)


59.02 feet (18.00 metres)

7.61 feet (2.32 metres)


15.00


History

Built in 1920 by A. M. Dickie & Sons of Tarbert, Loch Fyne, MORNA is of carvel construction, with oak frames, pitch pine planking and an oregan pine deck. She is ketch rigged with gaff sails and her present engine is a Coventry Victor HDWL 25 bhp.

Originally built for Mr R.G.Sillars of Greenock, she passed to Major R Workman some time before 1931 and sailed around the Caribbean. Subsequently she had a series of owners on the South Coast of England. In 1967 she was sold to Mr S. Reeve of Whitstable who chartered her in the UK, France, Greece and Yugoslavia.

The present owner bought her circa 1991 at Split during the Croatian war. She was transported home to Tarbert in 1998 and is now based at Bangor, Co. Down.

Subsequent developments

2007/2008
A Sustainability Award of £2,000 was made for deck repairs from the Strategic Development Fund of National Historic Ships.
Source: National Historic Ships.

Bibliography

  1. 1920 Yachting Monthly A-25 ton Auxilliry Ketch
  2. 1993 Old Gaffer's Association Member's Handbook and Boat Archive
If you are the owner of the vessel and would like to provide more details or updated information please contact info@nationalhistoricships.org.uk

thole pin:

a single pin or one of a pair rising vertically from the sheer and acting in a variety of ways to provide a fulcrum for the oar