OFFERED BY
Classic Yacht Management Ltd
LOCATION
Teddington United Kingdom
YEAR
1938
LENGTH
50.0 ft.
Condition
Used
Name
White Marlin
Year
1938
Make & Model
Thornycroft Dunkirk Little Ship
Boat type
Power
Length
50.0 ft.
Fuel Type
Diesel
Location
Teddington United Kingdom
Tax status
Tax Paid
Beam
11.75 ft.
Draft Max
3.74 ft.
Cabins
2
Berths
4
Stunning 50ft Dunkirk Little Ship with mooring in Teddington
Length: 50ft
Beam: 11ft 9ins
Draft: 3ft 9ins
Displacement: 15 tons
Engine: 2 x Cummings 6B
Construction: Double skinned with diagonal inner carvel outer, Teak on Elm. Copper sheathed from boot top since built.
Builder: Thornycroft
Year: 1938/9
Forward section.
Twin Bunks with portholes and storage underneath
Saloon and Galley
Storage cupboard, Gas Hob and Oven, Fridge, Sink with draining board and more storage. Table and bench seating for 4 comfortably.
Shower and WC (sea toilet)
Cockpit
Up steps to the helm (engine room below) with captains seat and 4 comfortable sofa/bench style seating. open cockpit with cover for bad weather.
Rear Cabin
Down steps to main cabin and 2nd shower and WC (to black tank) double bed with plenty of storage.
Large windows throughout create a bright interior to this historic vessel and ample space inside.
Mooring information
White Marlin is sold with the possibility of retaining her desirable Teddington Lock Mooring subject to approvals by mooring owner
History
The Armenian sugar broker who ordered White Marlin from Thornycroft’s never even took delivery of her. As she was completed at Hampton on Thames in 1939, right on the eve of World War II, she was handed over instead to the Ministry of War Transport at Dover. The Royal Navy called her HMS Fervent and assigned her as the communications boat for the Officer Commanding convoys in the area.
During the evacuation she was the launch of the Senior Naval 0fficer at Dunkirk, under the command of Lieut. Cdr. W.R.T. Clemments. She numbered among her crew Douglas Kirkaldie, the coxswain of the Ramsgate lifeboat Prudential who was mentioned in despatches. And, she was one of the last naval vessels to leave Dunkirk harbour.
Back in England at Folkestone, she was copper–sheathed, had rubbing strakes added and was taken to Archangel where she helped with the convoys to Russia. Badly damaged on the port bow, Fervent was sent home, patched up and kept at Dover until she sank at Strood in Kent while at the Small Crafts Disposal Unit. There she was found by Col. F. A. Sudbury, of Tate & Lyle. He got Thornycroft’s to survey her, take her back to Hampton on a barge and restore her completely. Although his personal boat, she rapidly became the company’s communications launch, taking visitors from Tower Pier in London down to the Albert Dock refineries. Col. Sudbury had her superstructure rebuilt and he took White Marlin to Henley Regatta fifteen years in succession. Her current owner has undertaken a complete restoration to her original form with an open centre cockpit.
(History Writing Credits to ADLS)
Engine Count
2
HULL
Hull Material
Timber
OTHER
Keel Type
Fixed Keel
Displacement(kgs)
15 tonnes
The Thornycroft Dunkirk Little Ship is 50 feet long that boasts a 12 feet beam and a draft of 1.14. This 1938 diesel Thornycroft Dunkirk Little Ship powered by Cummings 6. The Thornycroft Dunkirk Little Ship is made of timber.
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