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Registration number
3535
Status
Registered
paula.palmer
Previous names
- 1922 Llys-Helig
Details
Function
Leisure Craft
Subfunction
Yacht
Location
Rochford
Vessel type
Motor Yacht
Current use
Private use
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Info required
Yes
Web address
https://www.llyshelig.com/
Construction
Builder
Thornycroft, J I & Co Ltd, Woolston, Southampton
Built in
1922
Hull material
Steel
Number of decks
3
Number of masts
2
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
2
Primary engine type
Diesel
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
18.40 feet
(5.61m)
Depth
11.17 feet
(3.40m)
Length: Overall
107.50 feet
(32.77m)
Tonnage: Gross
157.00
History
LLYS-HELIG was built in 1922 for Liverpool Solicitor and businessman W.E. Corlett and owned by him until his death in 1960 aged 94. Heavily modified with additional superstructure in 1960s. Later used as a tender for Pirate Radio Station Radio Caroline and then as a houseboat in Essex. One of the oldest Thornycroft boats still in existence. Bought by current owner for restoration and conservation 2018.
Update, January 2023: LLYS HELIG has now moved from Burnham on Crouch to Sutton Wharf boatyard, Rochford, near Southend, to commence restoration.
Update, March 2024: Vessel for sale.
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Key dates
- 1922-10-19 Built at J. L. Thornycroft, Woolston, Southampton
- 2005-06-05 Sank in her moorings in Essex
- 2017-03-01 Sank in her moorings in Essex
- 2018-04-13 Bought by current owner
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