Ketch built 1920 by Dickie, A M & Sons Ltd, Tarbert
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
1920 Yachting Monthly A-25 ton Auxilliry Ketch
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
