The armed yacht 'Peggy' which belonged to George Quayle, Peggy Conservation Facility, Isle of Man...

This armed yacht called the Peggy was built by George Quayle, of Bridge House in Castletown, around 1789. She was rediscovered in the 1930s, about 100 years after she had been abandoned in the boathouse which Quayle built for her. The vessel has a clinker-built hull and two masts. She was equipped with six small cannon. The stern carries an elaborate painted decoration including the words 'George Quayle Castletown'. The name 'Peggy' is also visible but has been painted over. The Peggy is the oldest surviving Manx-built craft. As such she offers enormous insights into 18th century shipbuilding techniques. Her association with one of the most significant families on the Isle of Man, the Quayles, means that she is also exceptionally well documented through the Quayle family papers.