Motor yacht · John I. Thornycroft & Co., Woolston · 1938

Shemara

Reportedly owned by Sir Bernard Docker. 64.09 metres — 210 feet — on the water.

Dark · Ionian Sea64.09 m · 210 ft859 GT

On fileThe specification

Length

64.09 m · 210 ft

Beam

9.19 m · 30 ft

Gross tonnage

859

Builder

John I. Thornycroft & Co., Woolston

Year

1938

Flag

United Kingdom

Type

Motor

Home port

London

Guests

—

Cruise speed

—

Est. value

—

IMO

8749717

MMSI

235104118

Call sign

GMGZ

PhotographyThe vessel

4 photographs from public sightings via MarineTraffic. Click any frame to view it full size.

Where she wasLast position

StatusDark

WatersIonian Sea

Coordinates39.620° N, 19.927° E

Speed0 kn

Heading125°

Reported27 Jul 2026 · 19:33 UTC

A single AIS fix, not a live stream. Transponders are switched off routinely and lawfully in port.

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From the register

Requisitioned 1939 as HMS Shemara (anti-sub training); Lady Docker's parties fed the 1956 BSA board scandal; decayed in Lowestoft; 4-yr rebuild relaunched 2014

Ownership

Reportedly owned by Sir Bernard Docker

Shemara is the only hull we have matched to Sir Bernard Docker.

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Specification and photography compiled from public maritime databases and open sightings. Position last reported 27 Jul 2026. Ownership is reported, not certified — see the method.