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Registration number
2492
Status
Registered
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Previous names
- Roaming
Details
Function
Service Vessel
Subfunction
Pilot Vessel
Location
Southampton
Vessel type
Pilot Cutter
Current use
Ongoing conservation
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Construction
Builder
Rowles, E C, Pill, near Bristol
Built in
1905
Hull material
Wood
Rig
Gaff Cutter
Number of decks
1
Propulsion
Sail
Number of engines
1
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Length: Overall
52.00 feet
(15.86m)
History
LETTY was built as a Bristol Channel Pilot Cutter. The builder was E Rowles of Pill, Bristol and she was built in 1905. She is of timber carvel construction, with larch on oak frames. The vessel was recorded as being transferred from Grimsby to Dublin in 1934 and being converted to a fishing vessel named ROAMING. She was found in Arklow in the mid 1970s and bought by Dennis Crompton; when he died his family placed the vessel on the market and she was found by her present owner at Port Penrhyn, North Wales and bought on 1 January 2011. At the time of registration in 2011, LETTY was undergoing a full restoration in Falmouth.
In 2023 she took part in the OGA Round Britain 60th Anniversary event.
Key dates
- 1905 Built by E Rowles of Pill, Bristol
- 1934 Transferred from Grimsby to Dublin and renamed ROAMING
- 1970s Bought by Dennis Crompton
- 2011 Found in North Wales and bought by present owner
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