MAHITA on the slips for maintenance showing the typical Williams flare at the bow, and cabin de…

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Mahita

Vessel numberHV000313

Vessel Registration NumberPL 73

Designer A G Williams

Builder A G Williams

Date1939

DimensionsVessel Dimensions: 11.58 m x 11.58 m x 3.51 m x 1.14 m, 10.14 tonnes (38 ft x 38 ft x 11.5 ft x 3.75 ft, 10.3 tons)

DescriptionMAHITA's background is not well documented. Whilst it is known it was built in 1939 only one previous owner has been recorded, a Canadian commander called Alex Brown. The 11.58 metre long cruiser is carvel planked and was built in Sydney at A G Williams Drummoyne yard. It has always been a recreational cruiser and no record of any war service has been located. In 2009 the craft was in Victoria.

MAHITA is important because it retains the original three level cabin top profile and square cabin windows, a form of styling that was repeated on many Williams’s bridge-deck cruisers. The aft saloon is lower than the forward cabin or wheelhouse, but the cabin top is raised again over the aft cockpit.
SignificanceMAHITA is awooden motor launch built in NSW in the late 1930s. it is an example of an A G Williams built bridge-deck cruiser from 1939, and represents the typical family cruiser of the 1930s and 1940s built by this well-known Sydney firm. In 2009 the 70 year old vessel retained a significant amount of its original structure and arrangement and illustrates the standard styling found on many Williams’s cruisers.