Key details
- Current boat name
- Katharine Louise
- Boat class
- 7575
- Function
- Sports and Leisure
- Type
Dimensions and specifications
- Length (m / ft)
- 3.48 / 11ft 5in
- Beam (m / ft)
- 1.24 / 4ft 1in
- Leeward
- None
- Propulsion
- Oar
Design and build
- Designer
- Turks
- Date of build
- 1920
- Place of build
- Cookham
Current status
- Present use
- Museum/NMMC
History
Small dinghies like this became fashionable on the Thames after the First World War. Compared to traditional gigs and skiffs associated with Edwardian river outings, dinghies were lighter, handier and cheaper to build. They were also more easily maintained by their owners, many of whom, in the 1920s, were building bungalows along the river. KATHARINE LOUISE was owned and used at Clifton Hampden before being acquired by NMM in 1984. October 2007