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Bawley

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Abawleywas an English sailing vessel typified by aboomlesscutter rigand probably named for having a boiler for cooking shrimp in amidships. "The majority were built by Aldous of Brightlingsea",[1]but they were also built in Harwich, Erith, Southend, Leigh, and on the Medway.

References[edit]

  1. ^Leather, John, The Gaff Rig Handbook, 2002, Adlard Coles Nautical, London, pages 62-65

External links[edit]

  • Bona— 36 ft bawley Bona (LO178), built 1903 by Aldous in Brightlingsea, Essex
  • SaxoniaArchived2010-05-15 at theWayback Machine— a Brightlingsea Bawley built in 1930
  • Emma— pre-1850 Essex Bawley