Motor yacht · Thornycroft, Southampton · 1931

Bluebird of Chelsea

Reportedly owned by Sir Malcolm Campbell. 16 metres — 52 feet — on the water.

Dark · North Sea16 m · 52 ft

On fileThe specification

Length

16 m · 52 ft

Beam

4 m · 13 ft

Gross tonnage

—

Builder

Thornycroft, Southampton

Year

1931

Flag

United Kingdom

Type

Motor

Home port

—

Guests

—

Cruise speed

—

Est. value

—

IMO

—

MMSI

232057788

Call sign

MFFB3

PhotographyThe vessel

1 photograph from public sightings via MarineTraffic. Click any frame to view it full size.

Where she wasLast position

StatusDark

WatersNorth Sea

Coordinates51.467° N, 0.184° W

Speed10.6 kn

Heading—

Reported7 May 2025 · 08:36 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

Campbell sold her fearing petrol fire risk; Dunkirk Little Ship 1940; rediscovered in France 1984, restored by H&T Marine, Poole 1986

Same ownerElsewhere in the fleetSir Malcolm Campbell →

Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. (yard 331)

Blue Bird of 1938

31.59 m—

Ownership

Reportedly owned by Sir Malcolm Campbell

Sir Malcolm Campbell is linked to 2 hulls in the register, — combined.

View the Sir Malcolm Campbell file →

Specification and photography compiled from public maritime databases and open sightings. Position last reported 7 May 2025. Ownership is reported, not certified — see the method.