1961 - 1972 | Terry E. McSweeney Ownership

Little is known about the ship between these years, unfortunately. De Wadden was sold to Mr. Terry E. McSweeney in Dublin in 1961[3], for a fee of £8,000 [4] where after bringing a cargo of cars to Greenock, Scotland, she would be converted to a houseboat, with possible plans for becoming a passenger vessel but this never materialised.[1][2][4] She ended up at Long Loch, near Blairmore, Argyll, Scotland, and was left there at anchorage, held by two large anchors, one up forward and one aft, and a rope tied to a tree. Her hull was covered in rust caused by rainwater, and paint was peeling from the masts and deckhouses. Marine growth covered the bottom, hiding corrosion.[2] She would often take to the bottom until Terry would sell her off to an old friend named Kenneth Kennedy in 1972, a local of Dunoon who had helped sail her up to the Clyde from Siloth-on-Solway when Terry had bought her.[2][4]

References

1.  "Stichting Maritiem Historische Data - Schip". www.marhisdata.nl. Retrieved 2023-12-16

2.  Kennedy, Kenneth (1985). All At Sea. Retrieved 2023-12-16.

3. https://www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk/register/2409/de-wadden Retrieved 2024-01-12.

4. Rees, Jim & Charlton, Liam (January 1986) ARKLOW - Last Stronghold of Sail. (2nd Edition) Pages 30-33. Retrieved 2026-07-05.