Registration number
2849
Status
Registered
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Details
Function
Leisure Craft
Subfunction
Yacht
Location
Ayr
Vessel type
Lugger - Fifie
Current use
Ongoing conservation
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Construction
Builder
Fife, William & Son, Fairlie
Built in
1923
Hull material
Wood
Rig
None
Number of decks
1
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Length: Overall
36.00 feet
(10.97m)
Breadth: Beam
8.42 feet
(2.57m)
Depth
4.67 feet
(1.42m)
Tonnage: Gross
11.00
History
GOLDEN ORFE is a motor yacht built in 1923 by W Fife & Son of Fairlie and is a vessel of pine construction with a Perkins diesel engine. The vessel is unique as the only motor yacht built by Fifes. Over 70% of the vessel is original.
The vessel has been acquired by the Scottish Maritime Museum and their intention is to fully restore her for use as a dry sailer for public use, a project which is expected to last 3 years.
Key dates
-
1923
Built by W Fife of Fairlie
-
1961
Home port recorded as Cowes
-
1975
Home port recorded as Portsmouth
-
2014
Vessel acquired by the Scottish |Maritime Museum
Own this vessel?
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