Libertine of Leith | National Historic Ships

Registration number 3562

Status Archived

paula.palmer

Previous names

Florence Rose
1964 Gai Tess
2018 Libertine

Details

Function Leisure Craft

Subfunction Yacht

Location Turkey

Vessel type Sloop

Archive reason Overseas Watch List

Current use Private use

Available to hire No

Available for excursions No

Info required Yes

Construction

Builder Prior, R & J, Burnham on Crouch

Built in 1964

Hull material Wood

Rig Bermudan

Number of decks 1

Number of masts 1

Propulsion Motor

Number of engines 1

Primary engine type Diesel

Boiler type None

Boilermaker None

Dimensions

Breadth: Beam

10.07 feet (3.07m)

Depth

6.59 feet (2.01m)

Length: Overall

37.01 feet (11.28m)

Tonnage: Gross

6804.00

History

LIBERTINE is an example of the Buchanan Prior 37, an adaptation by designer Alan Buchanan of his successful yacht 'Vashti'.

LIBERTINE is one of six built by R J Prior at Burnham on Crouch. Her mast and boom have aluminium spars, the mast being deck-stepped.

She was purchased by her current owner in August 2018 in Penarth and refitted by Rolt's Boatyard, in Bristol.

Since 2021 she has been kept in Kusasadi in Aydin province on Turkey’s Aegean coast, from where she cruises the Aegean. In 2021 she had a new Vetus 33 hp engine installed and in 2024 she had the water tank replaced. 2025, she is being re-caulked again

Although this vessel is on the Overseas Watch List, we are lacking information about this particular vessel. If you have any information about this vessel, past or present, please contact us.

Key dates

1964
Vessel built by R J Prior at Burnham on Crouch
2019
Libertine of Leith had a further re-fit in 2019 at the Cantiere Navale di Viareggio, where she was recaulked.