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Registration number
2074
Status
Archived
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Previous names
- Margo III
- 1933 - 2022 Nerissa
Details
Function
Leisure Craft
Subfunction
Yacht
Vessel type
Motor Yacht
Archive reason
Overseas Watch List
Current use
Private use
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Construction
Builder
Taylor & Bates, James, Chertsey
Built in
1933
Hull material
Wood
Rig
None
Number of decks
1
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Inboard diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
12.50 feet
(3.81m)
Depth
5.00 feet
(1.53m)
Length: Overall
55.00 feet
(16.78m)
History
Built in 1933 by Taylor & Bates of Chertsey, NERISSA is a motor yacht of carvel construction, pitch pine on oak. Her present engines are 2 Ford Marine diesels. It is thought that she was requisitioned and served throughout World War II. There is evidence of her being used as a barrage balloon vessel in Portland Harbour during 1942. NERISSA has recently been returned to the water after a hull re-caulk and paint. She has an array of original fittings. The present owner intends to restore the entire vessel to the condition she was in when built.
Update, June 2022: Vessel reported up for sale in France under the name KARABOUDJAN.
Although this vessel is on the Overseas Watch List, we are currently lacking information on this particular vessel. If you have any information on this vessel past or present, please contact us.
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