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Registration number
1406
Status
Archived
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Details
Function
Leisure Craft
Subfunction
Yacht
Location
Nottingham
Vessel type
Motor Yacht
Archive reason
More information required
Current use
Private use
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Info required
Yes
Construction
Builder
Taylor & Bates, James, Chertsey
Built in
1930
Hull material
Wood
Rig
Ketch
Number of decks
2
Number of masts
2
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
12.98 feet
(3.96m)
Depth
4.00 feet
(1.22m)
Length: Overall
46.98 feet
(14.33m)
History
WHITE ASTER II is a ketch rigged motor yacht built by James Tayler & Bates at Bridge Wharf, Chertsey in 1930. Her official number is 161392. Her hull is carvel built, fastened with copper nails. She has a pointed bow and stern, with a plumb straight stem. Her current engine is a BMC 5.6L, with six cylinders and eighty-six horsepower, made in 1973. It is believed that she served with the Royal Navy during World War Two. She has now been fully restored and is in prime condition. A refit in 1995 included the recreation of a period galley and all her interior is now in its original state. In 1998, work was carried out in the engine room.
Update, March 2021: Vessel reported "in a pitiful state" by member of the public at Redhill Marina, Nottingham. Further enquiries confirmed that she sank at her moorings in Poplar in September 2020 but due to red tape it took the River Canal Rescue organisation until March 2021 to be able to recover her.
Update, May 2021: WHITE ASTER II is now under new private ownership, and the owner intends to restore her.
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Key dates
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1930
Built as a motor yacht by James Tayler & Bates at Bridge Wharf, Chertsey
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1934
Owned by Walter Ronbinson Handforth between 1934 and 1956
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1939
Vessel served with RNVR during Second World War on patrol around Anglesey
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1995
A refit included the recreation of a period galley
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1998
Extensive work carried out in the engine room
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2000
Change of ownership from Niamh Goddard to David Cornish
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September 2020
Sank at her moorings in Poplar
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May 2021
Under new private ownership
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