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Name: Dorothy

Certificate number: 1398

Status:

Registered

Function:

Leisure Craft

Sub Functional Area:

Yacht

Type:

Location:

Swansea, Swansea, Wales

Current use:

Private: operating

  • Length Overall:

    12.41 metres (40.70 feet)

  • Length with Bowsprit:

    14.85 metres (48.70 feet)

  • Tonnage:

    11.00

  • Draught:

    1.49 metres (4.90 feet)

  • Maximum Breadth:

    2.75 metres (9.00 feet)
Dorothy - DOROTHY moored at Brest in 1996. Port side.

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History

DOROTHY is a classic bermudan yacht, built by Henry Reynolds at Lowestoft in 1904. Her official number was 119380. Her hull is carvel, fastened with copper nails roved and clenched. She has a counter stern and a spoon bow, with oak frames, oak and larch planking and an elm deadwood. Her current engine is a 1963 BMC 1500cc, with four cylinders and 37 brake horsepower.

It is believed that DOROTHY was based upon BRITANNIA’s lines and that there were only two other similar vessels built, one of which is called MAIDIE. She was owned by her builder for twenty years until his death in 1924. The present owner purchased her in 1973. Prior to that, she had lain derelict for twenty years at St Oysth.

These brief histories are compiled from details supplied by vessel owners and enthusiasts and from various reference works. National Historic Ships would be grateful for any corrections of facts or additional information for inclusion. Please contact ron.ellis@nationalhistoricships.org.uk

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