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Registration number
3659
Status
Registered
paula.palmer
Previous names
- 1933 - 1936 Hopalong
- 1936 - 2015 Canowie 11
- 2015 - 2020 Hopalong
Details
Function
Leisure Craft
Subfunction
Coastal
Location
Nottingham
Vessel type
Motor Yacht
Current use
Private use
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Construction
Builder
Silver, James A Ltd, Rosneath
Built in
1933
Hull material
Wood
Rig
Bermudan Ketch
Number of decks
1
Number of masts
2
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
2
Primary engine type
Diesel
Boiler type
None
Dimensions
Depth
3.60 feet
(1.10m)
Breadth: Beam
9.60 feet
(2.93m)
Air Draft
7.92 feet
(2.41m)
Length: Overall
40.50 feet
(12.34m)
Tonnage: Gross
14.00
History
Built in 1933 at Rosneath for Mr. A.C. Jessop Hopalong is a 40’6” Silver Leaf Class Gentlemans Wooden Motor Yacht It was he that commissioned her layout and Austrian oak interior , much of which still remains original, as does the Pitch pine hull planking over over grown oak frames In 1936 she was sold to Group Captain J.B. Graham M.C. A.F.C. O.B.E. All awarded for his services during two W.W. An Australian serving in the R.A.F Who’s archive reveals a claim that Hopalong took part in Operation Dynamo , still under investigation . She was subsequently sold to Captain H.M. Salmon an Army Officer serving in the R.A.S.C
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