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Registration number
729
Status
Registered
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Previous names
- 1895 - 1914 Molly
- 1914 - 1939 Undine
- 1939 - 1945 Watermaiden
- 1945 - 1979 Undine
- 1979 - 1990 Undine of Solent
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
Camper & Nicholsons Ltd, Southampton
Built in
1897
Hull material
Wood
Rig
Schooner
Number of decks
1
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
10.79 feet
(3.29m)
Depth
5.80 feet
(1.77m)
Length: Overall
67.97 feet
(20.73m)
History
The auxiliary steam yacht MOLLY was built in 1897 by Camper & Nicholsons, as a gentleman's yacht. She was sailed in the Solent area and also followed the J-class yacht regattas to other ports. Her hull is carvel construction of pitch pine on oak with teak topsides on oak. She was requisitioned by the Admiralty in 1914 for harbour patrol duties and renamed UNDINE. After the war, she returned to use as a yacht (still named UNDINE) until being requisitioned again in the Second World War, when she was renamed WATERMAIDEN. In 1945, she returned to her owner, her wheelhouse was enlarged, and she reverted to the name UNDINE; in 1947, she was re-engined with an Atlantic diesel. In 1979 she became UNDINE OF SOLENT, a name she retained until 1990, when her accommodation was restored by Tough's and she again became UNDINE. She retains the characteristics of a classic Victorian auxiliary yacht. Source: Paul Brown, Historic Ships The Survivors (Amberley, 2010), updated Mar 2011.
This vessel is a survivor from the First World War. You can read more about her wartime history by visiting our First World War: Britain's Surviving Vessels website www.ww1britainssurvivingvessels.org.uk.
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Key dates
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1895
Motor yacht with schooner rig built by Camper & Nicolson at Cowes
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1914
Requisitioned by Admiralty for harbour guard duties, patrols, and maid of all work
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1918
Returned to pleasure use
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1939
Taken into war effort and renamed WATERMAIDENS as UNDINE was in use for a submarine
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1945
The wheelhouse was enlarged
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1947
Steam engine and boiler removed and vessel re-engined with Atlantic diesel and wing engine
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1990
All accommodation restored by Tough's
-
1990s
Used extensively by present owner throughout Scotland, S England and to France
-
2011
Refitted at Burnham Yacht Harbour Marina
Sources
Motor Boat and Yachting, August 1980
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