The ship was built in
1906 for James Hartley Burton of
Fryars (grandson of
James Burton) by the
Dartmouth shipyard of Philip & Son Ltd to the design of Alexander Richardson. The name "Dwyn Wen" is Celtic, derived from the
patron saint of lovers in Wales. The vessel was a high-end
schooner with a teak deck and two masts, boasting nearly of sail. It was designed for luxury yachting around England and was registered as a "Sailing Yacht." The interior featured fine walnut burl furniture and copper artwork. On her maiden voyage, Burton sailed her to
New Zealand and proceeded to travel the globe extensively over the next few years. In 1924, the yacht was sold and left
Weymouth for
Hong Kong on 8 August, where it became a luxury cruise ship, sailing the Pacific during the
Roaring Twenties. By the late 1960s, the yacht passed into the hands of Dr. Robert Hale Ellis, With
Nosy Bé (in
Madagascar) as its new home port, Guthrie and his family sailed throughout the Indian Ocean in search of sunken wrecks and treasures. , 2018|left By the end of the 1990s, the vessel required repairs and was left abandoned, anchored off
Mayotte, near the Badamiers sandbank. In 2004, the Dwyn Wen was heavily damaged during a storm. Ten years later, the elements had taken their toll, sinking the ship in January 2014, leaving only the two masts and part of the rigging above water. == Legacy ==