Dates and Owners

1937    Outline plans published in The Motor Boat magazine

1938    Ruda launched and exhibited at the London Boat Show. Review published in The Motor Boat magazine

1939    Lloyds Register of Yachts gives ownership to Gordon M. Haworth of Hove, Sussex who also owned three other yachts: Hilsa, Lady Bee and Romola. Ruda’s Port of Registry (PoR) is given as Shoreham

1940    29th June: Requisitioned on behalf of the Ministry of War Transport under the R(T98B) Net Charterparties Agreement, from G. M. Haworth, for £27. Registered as a motor boat and employed by the Admiralty on Auxiliary Patrol Duties until 26th May, 1941. (SMBA 529) and (SSBA 500(1)).

1941    26th May: Compulsorily acquired by the Ministry of War Transport for Admiralty service and continued to be employed on Auxiliary Patrol Duties until November 1941 then laid up until June 1942

1942    June: Employed by the Admiralty on miscellaneous Naval Duties until Oct. 1944

1944    27th October: Laid up under Admiralty control.

1946    January: Sold by the Admiralty

1947    Lloyds Register of yachts gives ownership to Gordon M. Haworth who owned one other boat: Wayfarer

1952    Lloyds Register of yachts gives ownership to H. Payne of Maidstone, Kent who owned two other boats: Ona and Patsy. Ruda’s Port of Registry is given as Shoreham

1952    Lloyds Register of yachts gives ownership to J. J. W. Salmond of Salisbury, Wiltshire. Port of registry is given as Shoreham

1959    Lloyds Register of yachts gives ownership to Agamemnon Boatyard Ltd., home port recorded as Bucklers Hard

1960    Lloyds Register of yachts gives ownership to D. B. Parkes of Lymington, Hampshire who also owned three other boats: Asle, Black Witch II Valmara. Ruda’s PoR is Shoreham and home port is Bucklers Hard.

1960    Lloyds Register of yachts gives ownership to V. H. Doree of Leicester who also owned five other boats: Destina, Erla, Rose of Arden, Thalamerce and Thuella

1963    Lloyds Register of yachts gives ownership of one boat: Destina, to V. H. Doree. Registered against his company (Blue Waters Ltd.) were Erla, Isopel Berners, Rose of Arden, Thuella and Ruda

1964    Lloyds Register of yachts gives ownership to G. D. Luck of Fowey, Cornwall.

1972    Lloyds Register of yachts gives ownership to S. G. Hurst of Liskeard, Cornwall. PoR was Shoreham and home port was Fowey

1974    Lloyds Register of yachts gives ownership to G. S. Greenfield of Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire. PoR was Shoreham and home port was Worcester

1980    Lloyds Register of yachts gives ownership to C. R. Watton of Birmingham, W. Midlands. PoR was Shoreham and home port was Worcester

1980    Lloyds Register of yachts gives ownership to Roger Hodgson

1995    Lloyds Register of yachts gives ownership to Lee Fisher. PoR is Shoreham and home port is Salcombe

My thanks to A. J. Holtham, Secretary of the World Ship Society’s British Armed Forces, Small Craft Historical Research Group who compiled the information given above. Any enquiries concerning vessels that may have been used by the British Armed Forces may be directed to Mr. Holtham at ajholtham@virginmedia.com. Further information concerning such vessels may be found on the World Ship Society’s website, a link to which will be found on the right of this page.

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