MOTOR LAUNCH 'JOHN MCLEOD'
At Newhaven in 1951.
By John Quinton
I believe this boat was originally a naval motor launch of the second world war and was afterwards converted for use as a pleasure boat. I went for a trip on it, almost certainly in 1951, along the coast from Newhaven to Beachy Head and possibly on to Eastbourne, with my parents and grandparents. I think these photos were all taken on that trip. They show the boat moored at Newhaven, a shot of my mother on the bridge with the two engine telegraph controls, and a shot of us at sea.
Perhaps someone will know something of the history of this boat, particularly of its time at Newhaven.
NB There is another photo of me on this website entitled "At the Wheel" which I now think was taken on this boat.