Ship's data & provenance

Registration, dimensions, power and tankage, plus what is documented and what is a reasonable reading of the evidence.

Registered nameJessie II
BuilderSwiftcraft, Sydney
Type33ft utility boat, displacement hull
Year built1970s
RegistrationAHR814N, NSW, current to 4 Sept 2027
Hull identification (HIN)AUWWA057711C78, Boatcode, recoded 2025
Length overall10.30 m / 33 ft 10 in
Beamapprox. 3.3 m
Draftapprox. 0.9 m
Hull materialFibreglass, with timber structure
ConfigurationOpen / half cabin
Original powerTwin Perkins six-cylinder diesel, V-drive
Current power2 × 2005 Volvo Penta 5.7 GI-FF petrol V8
CoolingClosed circuit, with heat exchanger
TransmissionsBorg Warner / Velvet Drive 71C, 1.52:1
Drive arrangementWalter V-drive, 1.56:1, shaft drive, twin screw
Shafts1 3/4 in, machined and tapered to the props
PropellersMichigan Dyna-Jet, 21 x 21 in, 1 3/4 in bore, one right hand and one left hand
SteeringOriginal bronze chamber
Fuel2 × custom stainless, 1100 × 600 × 350 mm, approx. 230 L each
Water2 × stainless, 1220 × 430 × 430 mm, approx. 225 L each
Waste110 L
LyingUnder cover on a cradle, Shell Point Marina, Sydney

On provenance, plainly

The class history on the Overview page comes from period photographs and from former RAN crew who served on these boats. What is documented on this hull is her construction, her twin Perkins six-cylinder diesels and her V-drive arrangement, all of which match. She was catalogued as an ex-navy rescue vessel when she came up at auction in 2023, under the same hull identification and registration she carries today, and the auction listing itself carried the photograph of the class stowed on deck. Her NSW registration lists the manufacturer as unknown, which is normal for a boat of this age and origin.

What none of that gives you is a service record. I believe she is the Seaboat at left in that photograph, pennant SB3335, but that is my reading of a grainy image, not a paper trail, and no one has produced her pennant number in writing. Come and look at the hull yourself and draw your own conclusion. I would rather tell you this now than have you find it later.