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Built as a private motor yacht by William Osbourne in 1937, GERFALCON served as a Royal Navy Auxiliary patrol craft during the Second World War, having been requisitioned in June 1940 from her owner at the time, Commander V Searles-Wood. The vessel was first registered in 1938 by the Registrar of Shipping at Littlehampton.
GERFALCON was lovingly restored to her original condition by her most recent owner and in 2012 was selected to take part in the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Pageant.
Update, July 2024: Vessel under new ownership.
Built by William Osbourne at Arun Shipyard Littlehampton, West Sussex for Commander Valentine Searles-Wood of Warerlooville Hampshire
Requisitioned by the Admiralty for the Dunkirk evacuation
New owner
New owner
New owner
Vessel selected for Queen's Diamond Jubilee Pageant on 3 June 2012
Bought by present owner
ADLS News: Fleet news, Spring 2015
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National Historic Ships UK acknowledges the financial support of its sponsors