Name Maid of Conway | National Historic Ships

Previous names

1960 Maid of Conway

Certificate no 3675

Status Registered

paula.palmer

South West

Photo of Maid of Conway @ 2017 lying at Gweek Classic Boatyard before start of Mr Paul Morgans restoration.

Collection of photos of current yachts state interior and exterior with a shot of the pre restoration Hull

Wheelhouse before the start of restoration

Details

Function Passenger Vessel

Subfunction Yacht

Location Gweek

Vessel type Motor Yacht

Current use Private use

Available to hire No

Available for excursions No

Info required No

Construction

Builder Crossfield Brothers, Conway

Built in 1960

Hull material Wood

Rig Unknown

Number of decks 1

Number of masts 1

Propulsion Motor

Number of engines 2

Primary engine type Inboard

Boiler type None

Boilermaker Unknown

Dimensions

Breadth: Beam

12.60 feet (3.84 m)

Depth

4.00 feet (1.22 m)

Air Draft

7.42 feet (2.26 m)

Length: Overall

42.00 feet (12.80 m)

Tonnage: Gross

12.43

History

The MAID OF CONWAY is a 1960 Crossfield Twin-Screw 42ft. Classic Motor Cruiser. With Twin Ford diesel engines, wood (larch on oak) with a steading mast. Build registered Beaumaris, North Wales. It has been painstakingly and professionally restored in Gweek, Cornwall, over a four year period, by the last owner Mr Paul Morgan keeping traditional throughout with unseen modernization. The present owners planning to complete the jobs that Paul has started and plan to launch her again in the Summer of 2021. She was originally launched from build with two Lister Blackstone 4 stroke single acting engines but at a later re-engine in 1987 for 2 x Ford 2700 Series which now have about 1100hrs on them.

She has had a number of owners since she was built. She was originally owned by Arthur Elwyn Macdonald of Kyle House in 1960 who sold her in 1963 to Harry Stanley Smith who kept her until 1971 and was bought by Frank Edward. It changed hands agin in 1971 to George Drew until 1979. During a 40 year period she was sold a further to a number of owners until 2021 when she was purchased by her current owner.

Key dates

1960-07-02 First Ownership from Build
1963
New owner - Harry Stanley Smith of the White House 46 Carrwood Road, Wilmslow Chester
1971
New owner - Frank Edward Pearce of 5 Halters Path, Hamworthy, Poole, Dorset
1971
New owner - George Drew Hansford of 47 Grosvenor Road, Easton, Portland, Dorset
1979
New owner - Kevin William Simmonds of 21 Overbury Close, Weymouth, Dorset
1979
New owner - Kevin William Simmonds of 21 Overbury Close, Weymouth, Dorset
2017
New owner - Paul David Morgan of Maid of Conway Greek Classic Boatyard, Helston, Cornwall