Bristol Channel

NAME:
Leonid
CERTIFICATE No.
2001
Previous names:
  • – Comet
Status: Registered
Date recorded: 27/03/2006

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LEONID comes from a time when ketches were first adapted for engines - with shorter masts and heavy shallow keels. She was built when cars were only just invented - so is a very early example of a motor yacht.

She was built by Hart Harden House at Hampton Wick near Hamptom Palace - and was not sold privately or registered until after she had passed into the hands of Camper Nicholson - they registered her for the first time in 1908. Camper Nicholson transformed her into a gentleman's motor yacht, selling her in 1908
April - June 2010
A Sustainability Grant of £500 for remedial work was made from the Strategic Development Fund of National Historic Ships.
Source: National Historic Ships.

February 2011
Grant withdrawn due to illness of previous owner.
Source: National Historic Ships.

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Function:
Leisure Craft
Sub Functional Area:
Yacht
Builder:
Hart Harsden House, Hampton Wick
Build date:
1905
Length overall:
45.00 feet (13.72 metres)
Tonnage
8.49 (Current Tonnage)
Depth:
6.00 feet (1.83 metres)
Beam
Beam: 9.30 feet (2.84 metres)
Propulsion:
Engine
Engine:
Inboard Diesel
Engine year:
1952
Engine builder:
Gardner
Boiler:
None
Boiler maker:
None
Current use:
Undergoing Restoration
Present location:
Bristol
Available for hire:
No
Available for excursions:
No