Name Ginger-Dot

GINGER-DOT was built by Luders of Stamford, Conn. USA for the automobile manufacturer Frank Ballou Stearns. She undertook many voyages as far as theBahamas, the Lakes andCanada, In 1932 she was used by Charles Lindbergh in the search for his kidnapped child. In 1934, she was sold again and moved as deck cargo to Francein ownership of financier George Levy

In 1939, she was sold again and moved to the UK. She was requisitioned by the Admiralty during the war years, renamed TORMENTOR and used as a base ship and an escort ship for landing craft training on the South Coast. As HMS JUDITH she took part in the D-Day landings to deliver sailing orders at Spithead. Unfortunately, the bad weather that night caused damage in contact with bigger ships and she was withdrawn from service the next day.

She has had a long post-war life as a houseboat, having been privately restored, with restoration work still ongoing. 

Her original engine was a diesel Mianus 4 cyl. 2-strokes which was changed during the war to an Atlas Imperials, Hall Scotts. She now has a Gardner 8L3 handed pair. She was a replica of her bronze rudder casting, machined and riveted as well as a replica shaft brackets recast. She has new Aquamet shafts, propellers, engine beds, and new rivetted iron engine room bulkheads. Between 1995-2002 she has undergone a full hull rebuild with original materials and design. English oak has replaced her American oak frame.