Myra | National Historic Ships

Registration number 47

Status Archived

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Details

Function Leisure Craft

Subfunction Yacht

Location Germany

Vessel type Schooner

Archive reason Overseas Watch List

Current use Private use

Available to hire No

Available for excursions No

Info required Yes

Construction

Builder Houston, J A, Rowhedge

Built in 1893

Hull material Wood

Rig Bermudan

Number of decks 1

Number of masts 2

Propulsion Steam

Number of engines 1

Primary engine type Steam triple expansion

Boiler type Scotch Return Tube

Boilermaker Peter A Darby

Boiler year 1990

Boiler fuel oil

Dimensions

Breadth: Beam

8.59 feet (2.62m)

Depth

4.13 feet (1.26m)

Length: Overall

41.97 feet (12.80m)

Tonnage: Gross

13.00

History

Built in 1893 by J A Houston of Rowhedge, MYRA is a steam schooner, carvel built of teak and gaff rigged. Her engine dates from 1910 and is steam triple expansion, maker unknown. She was built for W H Mackenzie of Colchester. Her subsequent owners were: W J P Peacock, London (1896-1920), R S Heard, Swansea and J Hughes Rice, Newton, Glamorgan who owned her until at least 1932.

She was converted to a motor engine 1920.

Acquired by a further owner in 1977 and restored, a new plant was fitted in 1979 and she was believed to have regularly steamed on an annual basis.

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

1893
Vessel built by J A Houston, Rowhedge
1920
Vessel converted to a motor engine

Sources

Steamboat Register: An illustrated Register of surviving steam vessels in the British Isles, Steam Boat Association of Great Britain, Edition 6, May 1994
The Funnel magazine, Edition 15