SBWyvenhoe
Appearance
WyvenhoewithPudgeon theBlackwater Estuaryin 2007
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History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Builder | Forrest and Son Ltd, Wivenhoe |
Launched | 1898 |
Identification | United Kingdom Official Number: 110012 |
Status | Under restoration |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Thames barge |
Tonnage | 103.25GRTregistered 83.19 |
Length | 85 ft (25.91 m) |
Beam | 19 ft (5.79 m) |
Draught | 4 ft (1.22 m) |
Propulsion | Sails: area 3,500 sq ft (330 m2) |
Sail plan | Spritsail |
Speed | 10.5 kn (19.4 km/h) |
Notes | Ironpot- constructed in iron, then in 1947 plated in steel.[1] |
SB Wyvenhoeis an 83-ton, steelThames sailing barge.She was built by Forrest & Sons, Wivenhoe in 1898. She has the Official Number 110012.
History[edit]
She traded under sail until 1923, when she converted to a motor ship. She was rebuilt in steel in 1947 and continued to trade until 1982. She holds the record of having traded longer than any other British registered ship.[1]She was owned in trade by London and Rochester Trading Company, then rerigged as company yacht barge by Richard Walsh in 1986. She is now owned by Trad Sail Charters and based inMaldon.[2]
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References[edit]
Sources[edit]
- Boss, Peter (Autumn 2003)."Pudge's Restoration"(PDF).Spritsail.Retrieved18 February2018– via Thames Sailing Barge Trust.
- March, Edgar (1948).Spritsail barges of Thames and Medway.London: Percival Marshall.
- "About the Sailing Barge WYVENHOE".www.wivencyclopedia.org.Retrieved18 March2018.
- "Thames Sailing Barge Wyvenhoe".www.wyvenhoe.co.uk.Retrieved14 March2018.
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