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Previous names
- Johnny Rebecca
- Three Brothers
Certificate no
827
Status
Registered
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Details
Function
Fishing Vessel
Location
Maylandsea
Vessel type
Kings Lynn Shrimper
Current use
Ongoing conservation
Available to hire
Yes
Available for excursions
No
Info required
No
Construction
Builder
Worfolk Bros, Kings Lynn
Built in
1924
Hull material
Wood
Rig
Gaff Cutter
Number of decks
1
Number of masts
1
Propulsion
Sail
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
11.51
feet
(3.51
m)
Depth
4.98
feet
(1.52
m)
Length: Overall
41.97
feet
(12.80
m)
Tonnage: Gross
12.00
Air Draft
To be confirmed
History
Built in 1924 by Worfolk Brothers of Kings Lynn, ROB PETE is a fishing vessel of a type known as a Kings Lynn shrimper. The hull is carvel built of oak frames with red pine planking and the vessel is rigged as a gaff cutter, with no engine. She was first named JOHNNY REBECCA and then THREE BROTHERS before becoming ROB PETE in 1952/53.
Under various owners, she worked as a fishing vessel until 1990. In 1994, she was re-launched at Wells-next-the-Sea after a major rebuild by William Cracknell. She is now a leisure craft and is believed to be one of only two Worfolk-built shrimpers still sailing.
Sources
Old Gaffer's Association Member's Handbook and Boat Archive, 1993
Classic Boat - Stern Post: The Very Last Smack Builder, June 1994
Grants
-
January 2012
A Sustainability Grant of £1000 for remedial work was made from the Strategic Development Fund of National Historic Ships UK
-
April 2008 - March 2
A Sustainability Grant of £1200 for timber work was made from the Strategic Development Fund of National Historic Ships
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