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Registration number
2824
Status
Registered
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Details
Function
Fighting Vessel
Subfunction
Launch
Location
South Dock Marina
Vessel type
Admiralty Pinnace
Current use
Private use
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Info required
Yes
Construction
Builder
Admiralty, Place Unknown
Built in
1926
Hull material
Wood
Rig
None
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
2
Primary engine type
Inboard diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Length: Overall
42.75 feet
(13.03m)
Breadth: Beam
13.00 feet
(3.96m)
Depth
3.50 feet
(1.07m)
Tonnage: Gross
17.20
History
MARY JANE was built in 1926 as an Admiralty Pinnace and is a vessel of teak double diagonal construction. In 1936 she was converted to a motor yacht by Joe White of Fulham. Uffa Fox wrote of her two years later: "A yacht where the owner's wife shares the joys of cruising has a restfulness and peace which is lacking in vessels used entirely by men, so that one constantly expects to see a cat curled up by an inviting fire. Mary Jane is one of the cosiest yachts I've ever slept aboard".
During the Second World War she took part in the Dunkirk evacuations. In 2010 she took part in the 70th anniversary of Operation Dynamo and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Pageant in June 2012.
The vessel is now used as a houseboat. She is under new ownership as of January 2023. Anti fouling is currently (March 2024) being undertaken along with other essential repairs and maintenance, updated images will be sent once the work has been completed. There have been no changes to the internal facilities or decor.
Key dates
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1926
Built as an Admiralty pinnace
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1936
Converted to a motor yacht for private owner
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1940
Took part in Dunkirk evacuations
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