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Registration number
2871
Status
Registered
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Previous names
- Traumerie II
- Golden Dawn of Wroxham
- Heather Brooke
- Vanessas Folly
- Vanessa V
Details
Function
Leisure Craft
Subfunction
Yacht
Location
London
Vessel type
Motor Yacht
Current use
Private use
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Construction
Builder
Bunn, Graham, Wroxham
Built in
1953
Hull material
Wood
Rig
None
Number of decks
1
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
2
Primary engine type
Inboard diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Length: Overall
53.00 feet
(16.15m)
Breadth: Beam
12.00 feet
(3.66m)
Depth
4.17 feet
(1.27m)
Air Draft
12.00 feet
(3.66m)
Tonnage: Gross
21.00
History
VANESSA is a motor yacht of teak and oak construction with twin Perkins M92B diesel engines. She was built by Graham Bunn of Wroxham in 1953. She was commissioned by Mr Charles Roe who was chairman of Graham Bunn Boat Builders and also one of England's main bus manufacturers. The teak used in the vessel was imported from Burma before the Second World War and was originally intended for the buses. Likewise, the engines, windows and light fittings were diverted from bus use.
The vessel spent a long time in the Mediterranean owned by Sir Richard Branson's sister Vanessa Devereaux. The present owner found her in a poor state on Hayling Island and between 2010 and 2014 fully restored her to her original condition.
Update, January 2024: Vessel for sale.
Key dates
-
1953
Designed by Rip Martins and built by Graham Bunn of Wroxham for Mr Charles Roe
-
2010/2014
Vessel completely restored to its original condition
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