Built by David Hillyard 1929 as the private launch for the owners of Wills cigarettes.
She saw service during WWII as a patrol vessel on the river Medway and shot down a Junkers JU88 (I have the gun casings found in the bilges during refit).
Rebuilt over 15 years by Priors Boatyard Burnham on Crouch and refitted from 2020 onwards by present owners