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Southern Marine Ltd, Malahide, Co. Dublin
WHEN BUILT NAME ENGINE LENGTH OWNER
  JOHN WELLINGTON     [Historical Note: J Wellington was an adopted name and the owner was actually a Norwegian 'Johann Valenhausen' who came to live in Malahide] [also reported as being Swedish]
1896 MARGUERITE     [Designer: Herbert Boyd] Original owner Edivane Dillon;
Willie Tomlinson
Mrs Hilda Park and Charlotte Thornhill.
1936-1947 Mungo Park;
1947-1965 Norman Chance;
1965-1967 David Sarratt, Bray, Co. Wicklow;
1967-1977 Micheal OhUallachain, Dalkey;
1977-1984 Ronnie Kavanagh;
1984-1985 Johnny McCarthy;
1986-1993 Ken Hudson, Redcross, Co. Wickow.;
1993-Present(2010) Tim Magennis, Dun Laoghaire
1899 IXEA   33ft 7G. By 1965 Renamed "INISHEER' registered in London, owner Mrs Hutchens
  Ownership transferred to CHRISTY FARRELL     Son-in-law of J. Wellington
1935 Amateur   16x4ft 1G. Fishing boat D22
  THOMAS SKINNER & Co.     Yard opened about 1946
Co-directors: Thomas Skinner, John B Kearney & Percy Edwards
1946 Sanderling   17ft Mermaid class dinghy, No: 34
1948 Dace   14ft IDRA 14 class dinghy, No: 84
1949 Sea Hawk   14ft IDRA 14 class dinghy, No: 33
1949 Svega   14ft IDRA 14 class dinghy, No: 34
1949 Setanta   37x9 10G tons; [Designer: James B Kearney] Original owner N Taylor; Sold to F Cudmore, Cork; By 1980 registered at Cork, J Cassidy
1949 Depthfinder   38ft 15G. Robert Lowe, Dublin
Currently (2013) for sale at Malahide.
Photo credit: Roger Greene, Malahide
1950 Fingal   40ft [Designer: James B Kearney] Original owner W. Chambers, Skerries;Registered at Dublin 1951/8
1951 Avil   24x7 5g tons; Original owner Capt. J Kelly Rogers; By 1970 renamed 'SULA'S WING', owner Cdr Wylde R.N. (Rtd)
By 1975 owned by R Ellis
By 1980 registered at Belfast, P Young
1951 Wynalda     (Built 1952?) Sloop; Sail No:25; Original owner P L Edwards, Howth; To Northern Ireland; In 2010 believed to be at Strangford Lough
? Kyrenia   25ft 5g tons; Original owner D McKay, Dublin; Sold to P D Prentice; Sold to J Wolfe
1951 Jean Pat   43x10 20g tons; In 1970 and 1975 owner was R McIlhagga; Sold to R Steen; Sailed to USA in 1990; Sold to ?; Sold to M Andenberg circa-1995; Sold in 2003 to Dr. J N Kidder
1952 Ann Gail   42ft 12g tons; Original owner C J Richardson; Sold to P Greer, Howth in 1954; Sold to America (possibly Canada)
1953 Thumbalina   17ft Mermaid class dinghy, No: 26
1953 Frances   17ft Mermaid class dinghy, No: 27
1953 Elizabeth   17ft Mermaid class dinghy, No: 36
1953 Puffin   17ft Mermaid class dinghy, No: 37
1953 Zircon   17ft Mermaid class dinghy, No: 63
1953 Charmain II   17ft Mermaid class dinghy, No: 64
1953 Orla   17ft Mermaid class dinghy, No: 65
1953 Laura   17ft Mermaid class dinghy, No: 68
1953 Trix   17ft Mermaid class dinghy, No: 69
1953 Mac Lir   32ft A 1946 Kearney design for T Mallagh. Possibly not built at the yard.
Sold to USA
1954 Shielmartin   36x10 12g tons; ; [Designer: James B Kearney] Registered at Dublin 1955/5. Original owner Desmond Keatinge, Sutton;
Sold in 1958 to?;
By 1970 owned by J Burnside
By 1975 owned by R Smith
By 1980 registered at Dublin, J MacFarlane;
Mr. MacFalane;
Sven Debakker, Waarschoot, Belgium;
Frank Roose, Luc Ternier ,Hubert Fobbe and Lucas Desmet, Belgium;
Erik Van Hecke and Dominic Rosiers, Belgium
? Elizabeth     Motor sailer
? Sonia     Kearney design
1960 ?     Enterprise dinghy; Owner J Wolfe
? ?     2 further Enterprise dinghies
  SOUTHERN MARINE LTD Malahide Shipyard Ltd      
1961 Naom Oisin   44ft Built 1932 by Gardiner, Cullen;
Sligo Reg 1940/1 to Drogheda reg 1942/?
Converted 1961; James Parker,Kendal in 1976
1963 Fairweather   69x19 Built:? By Forbes, Sandhaven as MFV. By 1963 owner Southern Marine.
Sold to James O'Driscoll, Schull in 1963. Possibly not a conversion but a bought in and sold on.
1963 St Beatus   45x16 Built 1950 Galloway Boatyard, Shetland
By 1963 owner Malahide Shipyard, sold as MV and registry transferred to Lowestoft in 1964
1963 Karamay   61x18 Built 1949 John Stephen, Banff
Malahide Boatyard<>Sold to Mr. Hall, Jersey in 1963 as a pleasure yacht
Transferred to Jersey register in 1963
1963 Ros Nuala   50ft Built 1952 BIM Killybegs Boatyard;?, Westport;
Gael Lunna, ?
Edward Harraghty, Killybegs;
Christopher Lacey, ?;
Patrick O'Niell,?;
John Owens, ?;
Converted by Southern Marine Ltd and renamed 'KELOWNA'
Robert Griffith, Cork
George Hinkle, Huntingdon;
To Wisbech reg March 1970, owner J Rigby
In 1976 owner Lionel Arnold Ltd
Removed from Lloyds Registry in 1979 as no longer being a private yacht
1964 El Alamien   55x17 Owner: Malahide. A 55ftx17ft MFV. Origins not specified. Sank in July 1969
1964 Ros Arcan   50ft Built 1954 BIM Dingle Boatyard;
Malahide Boatyard in December 1964 and converted to yacht;
Henry Husband; Sheffield;
To Fowey reg January 1967
By 1970 owner H C Husband
By 1975 owner L Pearson
By 1980 owner R Brown-John
Seen at Genoa, Italy;
Photo credit:-P. Mattiello, Italy
1965 Blue Mist   62x17 Built 1955 in Plymouth as a MFV
Owner Malahide in 1965 and sold to Staffordshire owners in 1965 as a 62x17ft yacht with registry transferred to Caernarvon
By 1975 renamed 'PLINLIMMON' still registered at Caernarvon, D Watkinson
1965 Golden Scepture   45x16 Built ?. By 1965 owner Malahide. Sold to Caubutt, Barton-on-Sea, Sold to Foster, Beganwy. Registry transferred to Beaumaris in 1967
1965 Dewey Rose   53x17 Built 1948 Mahood, Portavogie. Was Belfast 1948/22, Wexford 1955/1. By 1965 owner Southern Marine. NOTE: still on Dublin register same owner in 2011
1965 Golden West   66x18 Built 1949 Forbes, Sandhaven. By 1965 owner Malahide. Sold to America in 1965 as 65G yacht.
1965 Albatross   61ft Built ?. By 1965 owner Malahide. A 61ftx17ft vessel sold as a pleasure yacht in 1967. Transferred to Milford Haven Registry. Origins not specified
1965 Ambitious   61x15 Built ?. By 1965 owner Malahide. Sold to MacGregor & Hughes, Jersey and registry transferred to Jersey in 1965.
1965 Baywyke   60ft Built 1949 Whitby Boatbuilders;
Official No: 504323
In 1964 was (WY 10) North Eastern Seiners Ltd,Whitby;
Converted late 1960's;
Renamed pre-1978 to 'Nathaniel Bowditch'; Renamed 'Bay Wyke'
Niles Cheney ,Ventura, CA
Photo credit:- Niles Cheney
1965 Van Wyke   57x17 Built 1949 Whitby Boatbuilders. Was Whitby 1949/4. In 1960 owner Southern Marine sold to Malahide Shipyard. Sold to American owners in 1965
1965 Casamara   65x18 Built 1948 Tyrrell Boatyard, Arklow. Was Dublin 1948/11. Sold to J Haag, Suffolk. To Harwich registry in 1967
1966 Bridget Caroline   70x19 Built 1954 Noble, Fraserburgh. In 1960 owner Malahide sold to Southern Marine, sold to Earl Cowley, sold to Caroline Charter Co. Dublin. NOTE: still on Dublin register in 2011
1966 Ros Breasail   50ft Built 1952 BIM Killybegs Boatyard;Patrick O'Donnell, Kilronan;
Southern Marine, Malahide;
Clifford Wilcox, Epsom;
Patrick Vernan, Sussex;
To Portsmouth registry April 1969
Photo credit:- 'Boat Repairs and Conversions' by Michael Verney
Second Edition 1977
? Berceau   42ft 18G Built 1951 by ?.Renamed 'MALAHIDE'
Owner: John Kidder
? Olive Leaf     Built 1948(1950?) Reekie,St Monans (BK219) {Possibly not a Malahide conversion…}
? Ros Min   50ft Built 1953 BIM Killybegs Boatyard;William O'Connor, Howth;
Malahide Shipyard;
Oscar Topsham, Howth;
Photo credit:- Unidentified photographer, via Kevin Rickard, Howth;
Peter Scagy, Maidstone;
Edwin Pratt, Billericaty;

Roy Mitchell, Enfield;
Michael Macks, London;
Alan Storey, St Ives;<>To Lynn registry
Circa-1998
Photo credit:- Nigel Storey,St Ives,Cambridgeshire;
Mr Fox & Ms Fraser, ? in 1999;
For sale 2006
Photo credit:- Jeff Moller, Tollesbury
? Ros Bui   50ft Built 1955 BIM Dingle Boatyard;
Robert Briggs, Burntisland;
On charter work at Scapa Flow, fire and destroyed 1976
? Plinlimmon     75G
1967 Roisin Dubh   47ft An unidentified former MFV
In 1967 converted to yacht sold by Malahide to Stavely, Lancaster, later owner Southern Marine, sold to R Lewis, Coventry
In 1979 owned by Mrs Dallow
Sold to Squires, Leanington Spa
By 1980 owned by Midland Gear & Transmission Co.
Registry transferred to Southampton 1982
1968 Tonton Louis   54ft Built 1958. In 1968 Owner Southern Marine sold as a 54x18ft fishing boat and registered D488
Retired from fishing 1994
1968 Water Lily   60ft Built:? Rebuilt:1967 by Malahide and sold as a 61x17ft fishing boat in 1968. Possibly not a conversion but a standard Admiralty 65ft bought in and sold on.
1968 Quo Vadis   42x14 Built 1951 by ?. Sold by Southern Marine as Salvage Vessel to Cowan & Dickie, Pembrokeshire and registry transferred to Milford Haven in 1968
1968 Silverclyde   54x13 43G Built 1954 at Roseneath. Was Greenock 1954/1. Sold by Malahide as yacht in 1968 to Silverclyde Shipping. Sold to Coveney, Galway. Lost off Spain 14/3/1975
1968 Tysmyne Too   52ft 44g tons, BIM hull supplied March 1967; Original owner T Meyer and registry transferred to Southampton in 1969
In 1980 owned by Nicholas & Co. S. A, registered at Southampton but operating in the Mediterranean.
Renamed 'SAOIRSE';
Renamed 'TSMYNE TOO'; 2003 D Hemingway; 2008 T. Paulay
1968 Lammermuir   57ft Official Number:400740 - 61g tons, BIM hull supplied August 1967;
Original owner F Parkes, Grimsby and registry transferred to Grimsby in July 1970 renamed 'JUDITH PARKES' owner F Parkes;
Renamed 'SALUTAY' in 1976 and by 1980 was still registered at Grimsby, K Taylor
Transferred from Grimsby in 1988 and by 2005 operating as a Dive Charter Boat out of Northern Ireland
2015 operating out of Poole
? ?   57ft BIM hull supplied January 1968
1968 Beldonan II   58ft 60g tons, BIM hull supplied August 1968 {from Baltimore Botyard?}; Original owner D Liversey [Note. Original BELDONAN had been rebuilt by D Livesey in 1965]
In 1972 sold to M Atkinson, Thorne and registry transfer to Hull. Same ownership in 1980
1969 Tegwen   51x16 38G. Built by Nobles, Fraserburgh in ?. Owner Southern Marine and sold in 1969 to Haddow, London. Sold to Stevenson, London. Sold to Carr, London. Renamed HAVFRUEN IV in 1974. Registry transferred to Southampton in 1979
1969 Courageous   61x17 Built 1945 by J Bolson & Son, Poole as MFV 436
Sold by Malahide as 'COURAGEOUS' in 1969, register transfer to Lancaster, owner J Swinnerton, Warwickshire
1969 Captain A E Newlove   18.2m Norwegian hull; Info
Sold by Humber Pilots Steam Cutter Co. about 1983 and converted to Dive Boat (H 34)
(P 1) by 1997
Converted to a crabber at Cobbs Quay in Poole as 'Coastal Surveyor'
Engine room fire and sank near East Loch Roag, Lewis 15 October 2005
1970 La Perouse   71x21ft Built 1958 by ?. Owner Southern Marine and sold as 112G yacht to Simpson, Urmston. Transfer to London registry in 1972
1970 Bivrost   60ft Norwegian hull by Rana; Info
Sold by Southern Marine to Craigie, London. Transfer to Portsmouth registry in 1970
1970 Jimmy   60ft Official Number:400913. Has hull lines like 'Lammermuir', a BIM hull possibly?
Renamed 'DORANJO' in 1974 still registered at Dublin, J Parkinson
Transferred to Castletown registry in 1979
? Glimmer   60ft  
? Glimmer II   65ft  
1971 Lady Faye Kelvin T8 64ft Info
Official No: 550096
Renamed 'ARGYLL'
Renamed 'ORINA'
Owner: Joseph Bettis
1972 La Russhe   65ft 74g tons; By 1980 registered at London, D Randolph
1972 Laramar   63ft Portugese hull, built by Navalia Yard in Villa Real de Santo Antonio. Renamed 'Blacksheep'; Renamed 'Tesoro'; in 2010 was in Trinidad
1972 Ursa Major   65ft Norwegian hull; Info;
Photo credit:- Joyce Gauthier
1972 Sary   68ft 82g tons; Registered at Dublin and owned by Trigo Ltd by 1975
1973 Chillingham   113ft 238g tons; By 1980 registered at Durban, J H Smeddle
1973 Franklyn B 2 x 150hp Volvo Penta diesels. 20.5m Portugese hull; Twin Volvo; Renamed 'Marcellita'
1973 Comet   65ft Portugese hull; Renamed 'SOVEREIGN'
Owner Tim White For sale;Query, may have been renamed 'Alamir' at some point
1973 Lancastrian Volvo 57ft Now: 'Orcadesr' Official Number: 362622
Nautical College, Fleetwood
Angus Sinclair, Orkney
Alistair Melvile,Glasgow
Andy Inglis,?
1974 Allison Jane   40ft Twin screw motor yacht:
Dublin 1974/19 (Official No: 401329); Belfast 1975/7 (Official No: 362510); Glasgow 1982/40
1974 Lady Anne of Malahide 2 x Scania D-11 1R80 diesels 66ft 82g tons; In 1975 owned by Ladenne Ltd
Renamed 'MOVIN ON'; Renamed 'PATTANA' Renamed 'CEMINUS'; Renamed 'LADY ANN' owner: Kjell Arne Johansen, Oslo
1974 ?   60ft  
1975 ?   62ft  
? Oceanic Pearl     Info
? Eagle Mar   68ft (United States official number 575349)?; Scripps League Newspapers in 1987; Scripps Institute of Oceanography; Now a private yacht
Photo credit: Cruise Missive-elizard at Flickr.com
1975 Calypso of Malahide Gardner 8L3B 64ft Info
1975 Connda Venessa   68ft For sale
? Kealjib   65ft Norwegian hull; Info
1976 Cobra II   60ft Norwegian hull; Renamed 'EXPLORER'
? ??   65ft  
? Alastor   60ft  
? ??   63ft  
1976 Gordina   50ft 45g tons; By 1980 registered at Glasgow, W N Gordon
1977 Synjohn D   50ft In 1980 registered at Dublin, D Harte; Boat spent a long time at Balbriggan;
Photo credit: Joe Curtis, via BalbrigganHarbour.net
  Adriane      
  Sharabaun     Renamed:Rising Tempo Renamed:Fedelma. Lost off Skelligs
1975? Girl Geraldine D153   Paddy Wildes
1978 ?     ? Due 2/1978 65' wooden
1978 ?     ? Due 12/1978 65' wooden
1978 ?     ? Due 12/1978 75' wooden
1979 ?     ? Due 1/1979 40' steel
1979 ?     ? Due 4/1979 40' steel
  Star of Nazareth   75ft Second last boat from the Malahide yard.
Matrin Locke, Howth; Dick Power
Scapped at Kilkeel?
1981 Ocean Breeze     D96. Last boat built at the Malahide Boatyard.
  DELCRAFT Ltd.     Partners: Larry Archer & Tim Delaney
Produced GRP yachts, and dinghies to the 'IDRA 14' design
  Sea Urchin III   14ft IDRA 14 class dinghy, No: 114; Ian Sargent
  ??   14ft A further 24 of the IDRA 14 class dinghies
  GRP Mouldings Ltd.     Started 1982. Owner: Larry Archer
Produced GRP sailing dinghies
? Freedom   30ft Built for personal use.
? Freedom     A larger yacht than the previous yacht of the same name. Sail No: 913

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