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Details
Function
Leisure Craft
Subfunction
Yacht
Location
Burnham-on-Crouch
Vessel type
Motor Yacht
Current use
Private use
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Info required
Yes
Construction
Builder
Thornycroft, J I & Co Ltd, Woolston, Southampton
Built in
1922
Hull material
Steel
Rig
Number of decks
3
Number of masts
2
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
2
Primary engine type
Diesel
Boiler type
Boilermaker
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
18.40
feet
(5.61
m)
Depth
11.17
feet
(3.40
m)
Air Draft
To be confirmed
Length: Overall
107.50
feet
(32.77
m)
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. Bought by current owner for restoration and conservation 2018.
One of the oldest Thornycroft boats still in existence.
We are lacking information regarding this vessel. If you have any information about this vessel, past or present, please contact us.
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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