M/V Lady Rosalind I from an elevation, by Scott Vardy at Marine Traffic.com.
Courtesy http://www.marinetraffic.com/tw/ais/details/ships/-7200386/vessel:LADY_ROSALIND_I
MAILBOAT NAME: M/V Lady Rosalind I
PAST NAMES: M/V John F. Walker, Jr., M/V G. W. Pierce, M/V Fugro I, M/V G. W. Pierce, M/V Offshore Venture, M/V OMS Maverick – see photo below
DIMENSIONS: 391 gross tons, NP 6743, Official # 517406
CONSTRUCTION: steel
BUILT: Hull # 172 at F. B. Walker & Sons, Pascagoula, Mississippi, USA
YEAR BUILT: 1967
EARLY CAREER: between when built in 1967 and when purchased for Bahamas by Taylor Corporation in 2002 named M/V John F. Walker, Jr., M/V G. W. Pierce, M/V Fugro I, M/V G. W. Pierce, M/V Offshore Venture, M/V OMS Maverick – see photo below
BAHAMAS CAREER: said to serve North Andros, was photographed at Potter’s Cay Dock March 2014 and March 2015, at which point she was serving as Substitute Boat for other vessels. The Taylor brothers purchased her from owners in Texas, according to Capt. Eddins Taylor in an interview April 2015.
CAPTAINS: Capt. Willie Wilson, Captain V. H. Black, possibly Capt. Gifford Johnson
FATE: still serving in April 2015
OWNERS: Pirate’s Well Investments, PO Box 7461, Mount Royal Avenue & Clifton Street, Nassau, Bahamas, managed by E. B. Taylor, PO Box 7461, Joan’s Heights, Nassau
NOTES: As of June 2010 the IMO database at www.equasis.org lists this boat as “no longer updated”. She appears to be still operational as of March 2014 and the author had a conversation with Capt. Gifford Johnson who suggested that Capt. V. H. Black may be the captain.
Original history research at http://www.shipbuildinghistory.com/history/shipyards/5small/inactive/walker.htm
M/V OMS Maverick, a previous name to M/V Rosalind I built 1967, as per Capt. Eddins Taylor.
Photo courtesy of Capt. Eddins Taylor, Taylor Corporation, it hangs in their dock-side trailer.
Here is a “consumer review” by an intrepid traveler who took the Lady Rosalind to Cat Island for the regatta. She appears to have put up with quite a lot and been a good sport about it! By “nassaugirl”
Cat Island Mailboat Adventure
Feb 22, 2002 (Updated Mar 22, 2002)
Review by nassaugirl
Rated a Very Helpful Revew