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Sundowner (yacht)
''Sundowner'' is a motor yacht, formerly owned by Charles Lightoller, 2nd Officer of and the most senior surviving officer from the ''Titanic'' disaster. One of the "little ships", she participated in the Dunkirk evacuation, and is now a museum ship at the Ramsgate Maritime Museum in Southern England.
==Construction==
Originally built in 1912, the former Admiralty steam pinnace was bought in 1929 for £40 (equivalent to £ today) by Charles and Sylvia Lightoller. The hull was recovered from the mud at Conyer Creek east of the River Medway and was fitted with two masts and ketch-rigged with jib, mainsail, mizzen and mizzen staysail. Because Sylvia was Australian, they named their converted yacht ''Sundowner'', an Australian term for a tramp or hobo. Originally 52 feet long, she was extended to 58 feet, and fitted with Parsons petrol-paraffin 4-stroke engine driving a single propeller, giving her a top speed of .
''Sundowner'' was launched on 28 June 1930, and after trials on the Thames, undertook her first voyage to France. During the next ten years the Lightollers cruised along the northern coast of Europe, taking part successfully in many international competitions.〔 In 1936 Lightoller replaced the engine with a more powerful Gleniffer diesel engine giving her an extra .〔 In 1939, with the threat of war looming, Lightoller was tasked to secretly survey the European coast for the Admiralty.〔
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