The wake behind Connie
This timeline pulls together the defensible public record I could find for Anna-Cornelia: current London listings, older broker traces, and dated sales coverage. The earlier name Loosdrecht is included as a reported lead only, because I have not yet found an archival register entry that independently confirms that rename chain.
Research note
The Loosdrecht name is plausible, but it remains unverified from the sources currently in hand. Until a Dutch archival ship register, meetbrief, or ownership chain confirms it, it should be treated as a reported former name rather than a settled fact.
Multiple modern sale listings describe Anna-Cornelia as a Dutch barge built in 1915 in the Netherlands. That is the earliest date in the public material I was able to verify directly.
Source: Aquavista listing
A London sales feature published on 14 June 2017 says the barge was bought by a Dutch owner in 2007, giving the first dated clue in the modern ownership story.
Source: Evening Standard, 14 June 2017
The same 14 June 2017 article says the boat was restored over a ten-year period before being offered as a residential London barge, suggesting a long refit rather than a quick cosmetic conversion.
Source: Evening Standard, 14 June 2017
On 14 June 2017 the vessel was publicly marketed from Limehouse Basin, London for GBP 299,950, with the piece presenting it as a restored 1915 Dutch barge suited to residential use.
Source: Evening Standard, 14 June 2017
A later sale listing mirrored by DailyBoats identifies Anna Cornelia as a 1915 Dutch tjalk or luxe woonschip with a London mooring. The mirrored specs list a length of 23 m, beam of 4.5 m, draft of 0.8 m, one DAF diesel engine, and a 1,200 litre fuel tank.
Aquavista currently lists Anna-Cornelia in London as a 2-bedroom houseboat dating from 1915, offered from Limehouse Marina at GBP 290,000. This confirms the vessel is still being presented through a modern London marina sales channel under the Anna-Cornelia name.
Source: Aquavista listing
Research summary
Research summary
Visual notes
These images are illustrative placeholders, not verified historical photographs of Anna-Cornelia.
Illustrative artwork for the wheelhouse character and brass detailing discussed in the modern listings.
Illustrative artwork echoing the residential conversion period referenced in the 2007 to 2017 restoration story.
Illustrative artwork used here because I have not yet sourced archival photographs tied to the verified historical record.
Sources
Aquavista: Anna-Cornelia, Limehouse Marina
Current listing page accessed 26 April 2026
DailyBoats mirror of Goliath listing
Mirror page accessed 26 April 2026
DailyBoats German mirror of same listing
Mirror page accessed 26 April 2026
Evening Standard houseboat feature
14 June 2017
De Binnenvaart search reference
Search checked 26 April 2026
