Registration number 3535
Status Registered
paula.palmer

Previous names

  • 1922 Llys-Helig

Details

Function Leisure Craft
Subfunction Yacht
Location Rochford
Vessel type Motor Yacht
Current use Private use
Available to hire No
Available for excursions No
Info required Yes

Construction

Builder Thornycroft, J I & Co Ltd, Woolston, Southampton
Built in 1922
Hull material Steel
Number of decks 3
Number of masts 2
Propulsion Motor
Number of engines 2
Primary engine type Diesel

Dimensions

Breadth: Beam
18.40 feet (5.61m)
Depth
11.17 feet (3.40m)
Length: Overall
107.50 feet (32.77m)
Tonnage: Gross
157.00

History

LLYS-HELIG was built in 1922 for Liverpool Solicitor and businessman W.E. Corlett and owned by him until his death in 1960 aged 94. Heavily modified with additional superstructure in 1960s. Later used as a tender for Pirate Radio Station Radio Caroline and then as a houseboat in Essex. One of the oldest Thornycroft boats still in existence. Bought by current owner for restoration and conservation 2018.

Update, January 2023: LLYS HELIG has now moved from Burnham on Crouch to Sutton Wharf boatyard, Rochford, near Southend, to commence restoration.

Update, May 2024: Vessel for sale.

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Key dates

  • 1922-10-19 Built at J. L. Thornycroft, Woolston, Southampton
  • 2005-06-05 Sank in her moorings in Essex
  • 2017-03-01 Sank in her moorings in Essex
  • 2018-04-13 Bought by current owner

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