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WILLIAM DENNY 74 FT TSDY 1938 - SOLD

Specification THE SECOND SNARK WILLIAM DENNY 74 FT TSDY 1938

Designer Wm Denny & Company Length waterline 73 ft 10 in / 22.5 m Engine 2 x Gardner 6LW 96 BHP each 1972 Builder Wm Denny shipyard, Beam 15 ft 9 in / 4.8 m Location Date 1938 Draft 4 ft 7 in / 1.4 m Price Sold Length overall 73 ft 10 in / 22.5 m Displacement 55 Tonnes Length deck 73 ft 10 in / 22.5 m Construction Riveted steel

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Specification BROKER'S COMMENTS THE SECOND SNARK is a remarkable vessel with some significant provenance; one of many including quite famous vessels from the yard of William Denny and Company. Built as a working boat to assist the working of this shipyard she doubled up for the recreational use of the family. Thus while retaining her workboat fit out she is readily adaptable to pleasure cruising and over many years has been doing just that; largely on day charters on and around the Clyde – set up with facilities for dining and parties; she has given much pleasure in this role. Notably her engines are Gardners, fitted in 1972 and renowned for their reliability and frugal fuel consumption with the added benefit of having been maintained and serviced by Gardner specialists to this day. In our view she is an exciting prospect to fulfil her role as a classic day charter vessel – or as a mother ship for a classic racing crew. Perhaps she could be fitted out to become a miniature explorer vessel.

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WILLIAM DENNY 74 FT TSDY 1938

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Specification HISTORY

THE SECOND SNARK was designed and built in 1938 by Wm Denny and in 1963 and the vessel became a test platform for the development of ship’s Company at their shipyard on the River Clyde and launched by Patricia; stabilisers. Later; purchased by Clyde Marine in 1969 she has been operated younger daughter of Sir Maurice and Lady Denny for use by the shipyard as a as a day passenger vessel summer and winter until now on the Clyde and tug / tender. She was also used by the Denny family for summer family along the west coast of . She has been laid up ashore undercover for outings. Working for the shipyard summer and winter from 1938 to 1963, the past 5 winters to enable a major refit and restoration to take place. The she was a well regarded vessel on the River Clyde. Ownership transferred to Vessel is now restored to her original as-built layout. Denny-Brown

Specification NOTES ON WILLIAM DENNY AND COMPANY

The shipping interests of the Denny family date back to William Denny born 1779, for whom, ships are recorded being built in Dumbarton from 1811. By THE SECOND SNARK is among some significant – if not famous Denny- 1823 the company name had changed to William Denny & Son; their first built vessels, a few of which are detailed here: ship the Paddle-Steamer SUPERB. From 1845 the company became Denny Brothers (William jnr, Alexander and Peter) then in 1849 the firm was 1869 completed by Denny's after the liquidation of her reconstituted as William Denny & Brothers, this being William, James and contracted builders, Scott & Linton; preserved in a dry dock at Greenwich, Peter Denny. London SS COYA 1892 a Lake Titicaca steamer and now a floating restaurant The founder developed the company's interests in ship owning and operation SS SIR WALTER SCOTT 1899 excursion steamer on , Scotland with interests in the British & Burmese Steam Navigation Company, the TS KING EDWARD 1901 excursion steamer and the first commercial steam Irrawaddy Flotilla Company and La Platense Flotilla. When it came to turbine vessel shipbuilding; the yard was situated on the river Leven near its junction with SS PARTHIA 1870 an built for the . Served under the Clyde. multiple roles and ownerships for over 80 years before finally being scrapped in The Company built all types of ships but were particularly well known as DELTA QUEEN 1924–26 currently an hotel at Chattanooga, Tennessee producers of fine cross-channel and . It was a pioneer in TS QUEEN MARY 1933 formerly a Clyde turbine steamer, now a floating the development of the ship's stabiliser in conjunction with Edinburgh based restaurant Brown Brothers & Company. In 1913 the Channel steamer PARIS was one PS RYDE 1937 built for the Southern Railway, and the World's last coal-fired of the first ships to use geared turbine engines. It also undertook sea-going when withdrawn from service in 1969 experimental work in hovercraft and helicopter-type aircraft. MV THE SECOND SNARK 1938 a former Denny owned tug and tender on the Clyde A marine engineering company, also based in Dumbarton, was formed by MV LYMINGTON 1938 an IoW that in 1974 became the Clyde ferry Peter Denny, John Tulloch and John McAusland in 1850 as Tulloch & MV SOUND OF SANDA Denny. In 1862 the company was renamed Denny & Co. The company MV ROYAL IRIS 1950 a former Mersey ferry berthed at , London manufactured a wide range of types of marine engines and was absorbed into HMS JAGUAR F37 1957Leopard class frigate now BNS ALI HAIDER in William Denny & Brothers in 1918. Bangladesh Navy Denny D2 Hoverbus an early attempt to build a hovercraft as a passenger Dennys were always innovators and were one of the first commercial vehicle shipyards in the world to have their own experimental testing tank: this is GMV ARAMOANA 1961 a Ro-Ro ferry for New Zealand Railways; the last now open to the public as a museum. William Denny & Company went into vessel they built voluntary liquidation in 1963.

Specification CONSTRUCTION

- Steel hull - Deck of ¾ inch thick Burmese teak planking overlaid on moan deck - Steel decks - Steel superstructure - Riveted construction

Specification ACCOMMODATION AND FACILITIES

- 1 x small deck cabin aft of wheelhouse with seating for 3 persons - Bar facilities aft - 2 x Lower deck saloons - Head compartment with new WC by companionway

Main saloon Forward saloon - Companionway steps down from mid deck abaft wheelhouse - Companionway steps down by wheelhouse - Substantial space for seating - Substantial space for seating

Specification DECK LAYOUT, EQUIPMENT AND GROUND TACKLE

From aft - Gardner engine controls - Sampson post on centreline - Steering compass in brass binnacle - Large Panama eye fairleads port and stbd - Engine instruments - Mooring cleats each side - Ships isolator panel - 2 x Painted teak Sampson posts - 1st Aid locker - Flush hatchway access to steering gear - Stairway on port side to deck head, coach roof and original signalling mast - Up 3 steps to main deck - Access to port to forward cabin - Substantial high level supported awning over main and side decks forward - Raised teak hatch access to engine room Forward - Raised access and companionway steps down to main saloon - 2 x Teak Sampson posts; port and stbd - 4 x Period ventilators; port and stbd - Tall ventilator on centreline - Original manual anchor windlass and 2 warping drums Wheelhouse - Davit for deploying anchor overboard and lifting - Small captain’s cabin at aft end - 2 x Mooring cleats; port and stbd - Forward to helm position - 2 x Panama eye fairleads

Specification MECHANICAL ELECTRICAL AND TANKAGE

- 2 x Gardner 6LW Diesel engines 96 BHP each fitted 1972 - Twin steel rudders - 1 x Beta Marine 11 kW genset 2014 - Fuel tank 242 gallons / 1,100 litres - Twin bronze propellers - Holding tank / pump ashore facility installed 2012

Specification NAVIGATION, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS

- Radar - Icom ICM 421VHF - Chart plotter

Specification SAFETY

- All LSA equipment removed from vessel - Fire detection / extinguishing system in engine room

Specification RESTORATION / REFIT

SNARK has been lifted ashore every winter for the past 10 years and stored allowed a full restoration to have been carried out and the vessel is in very undercover. This has good condition.

Disclaimer These particulars have been prepared from information provided by the vendors and are intended as a general guide. The purchaser should confirm details of concern to them by survey or engineers inspection. The purchaser should also ensure that the purchase contract properly reflects their concerns and specifies details on which they wish to rely.

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WILLIAM DENNY 74 FT TSDY 1938

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