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Registration number
2361
Status
Registered
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Details
Function
Leisure Craft
Subfunction
Yacht
Location
Gweek
Vessel type
Yawl
Current use
Private use
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Construction
Builder
Thomas, W E, Falmouth
Built in
1905
Hull material
Wood
Rig
Bermudan Yawl
Number of decks
1
Number of masts
2
Propulsion
Sail
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Inboard diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
8.50 feet
(2.53m)
Depth
5.75 feet
(1.75m)
Length: Overall
48.50 feet
(10.37m)
History
DAWN is an auxilliary gaff yawl built as a leisure craft in 1905 by W E Thomas of Falmouth. She is of timber carvel construction and the materials used are oak framing and planking, larch below the waterline and iroko above. Her engine is a Volvo Penta model MD11. DAWN has been West Country owned and based for 100 plus years and has been extensively rebuilt over the past 25 years of current ownership. She is believed to have seen active service during World War II but the details are not known.
Key dates
-
1905
Built by W.E Thomas of Falmouth as a yacht(Gaff Yawl)
-
1906
Sold to H S Algar of Romord
-
1909
Sold to Albert John Gush of Axminster, Devon
-
1985
Sold to present owner who has carried out an extensive rebuild
-
2015
Vessel is thought to be in good condition and based in Devon
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