Dorana | National Historic Ships

Registration number 2846

Status Registered

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Details

Function Fishing Vessel

Subfunction Dredger

Location Tollesbury

Vessel type Leigh Bawley

Current use Private use

Available to hire No

Available for excursions No

Construction

Builder Drake Brothers, Tollesbury

Built in 1939

Hull material Wood

Rig Gaff Cutter

Number of masts 1

Propulsion Motor

Number of engines 1

Primary engine type Diesel

Boiler type None

Boilermaker None

Dimensions

Length: Overall

34.12 feet (10.40m)

Breadth: Beam

11.15 feet (3.40m)

Depth

4.59 feet (1.40m)

Air Draft

39.37 feet (12.00m)

Tonnage: Gross

9.00

History

DORANA was built in 1939 as a Leigh Cockle Bawley by Drake Brothers (Tollesbury)Limited and is a vessel of pitch pine construction with a BMC diesel engine.

She started fishing in 1939 and fished untill 1956 then had a cabin top installed for leisure use then lost history untill 1990 when extensive works were carried out including removing lifting keel and replacing with full length keel made of jarro wood adding two feet two original draft historical inportance due to being only one of four leigh cockle bawleys left from the fishing fleet in the thames area

Key dates

1939
Built by Drake Brothers (Tollesbury) Limited
1956
Converted for leisure use

Grants

Feb 2024
The Strategic Developement Fund awarded a grant of £800 towards a survey and scheme of work supported by Winter & Co Marine Ltd

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Name Dorana