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JEANNIE T in 2007, now a sturdy motor cruiser.
Jeannie T
JEANNIE T in 2007, now a sturdy motor cruiser.
JEANNIE T in 2007, now a sturdy motor cruiser.
Private Collection

Jeannie T

Vessel numberHV000143
Vessel Registration NumberKS896N
Date1952
DimensionsVessel Dimensions: 10.97 m x 9.75 m x 3.66 m x 1.68 m, 14.76 tonnes (36 ft x 32 ft x 12 ft x 5.5 ft, 15 tons)
DescriptionJEANNIE T was launched in 1952 under its original name THISTLE for the Kemp Bros. The craft was used for cray fishing and prawn trawling for a number of years and the initial arrangement included a sailing rig. Searles added a 1.2m long counter at an unknown date.

It is now used as a pleasure craft, and is in good condition thanks to its original sturdy construction. It no longer has the sailing rig and has had modifications to the superstructure, however the hull structure is a good representation of its original configuration. JEANNIE T remains one of the few surviving examples of the scores of these craft that were built in the 1950s.
SignificanceJEANNIE T is a wooden fishing vessel that was built in South Australia in 1952. It is one of the few surviving examples of a commercial fishing boat hull from the 1950s. It was designed and built by R.T. Searles and Sons, an important boatyard in South Australia.
MARY ANN SIMMS early in its career under full sail on the gulf
RT Searles and Sons
1957
Dorothy T
Norman R Wright and Sons
1948
KEY LARGO at Goolwa 2015
JP Clausen & Sons
1929
TRIXEN was restored by William Leonard, MRINA, in 2001 and placed on display in the Western Aus…
Streeter & Male
1904
TACOMA  off Port Lincoln in 2010.
Jim Petrich
1951
MISTRAL II under full sail
WM Ford Boatbuilders
1922
CAPRICE OF HUON at the CWBF in 2016
Percy Coverdale
1951
On display at WAMM
West Australian Department of Harbour & Lights
1958
THISTLE under sail in 2005.
J R Jones
c 1903
MAY QUEEN, June 2012
Alexander Lawson
1867
HMAS TALLAROOK  at Port Melbourne in 1951
Green Point Naval Boatyard
1946
Undine at the Wooden Boat Centre Franklin Tasmania 2023
Don Colborne
1948