Engineering:SB Marjorie
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Short description: English sailing barge
 Marjorie in the 2017 Medway Barge Race
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| General characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Class and type: | Thames barge |
| Tonnage: | 73 GRT, 56 NRT |
| Length: | 84.1 feet (25.63 m) |
| Beam: | 19.3 feet (5.88 m) |
| Draught: | 3.0 feet (0.91 m) |
| Depth: | 6.2 feet (1.89 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sail |
| Sail plan: | Spritsail |
Sailing barge Marjorie is a 73 gross ton wooden spritsail sailing barge, built by R. & W. Paul Ltd. at Ipswich, Suffolk, England in 1902 for their own account.[1] She was used to carry grain and other cargoes on the River Thames, its estuary and to coastal ports.[2]
In 1960, after fifty two years of trading under sail for the same owner, Marjorie was retired and then sold for ongoing operation as a historic vessel, classed as a yacht. She remains active as at 2025.[1]
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See also
- Thames Sailing Barge Match
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Marjorie". Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. http://shippingandshipbuilding.uk/view.php?ref=238199.
- ↑ "Marjorie". Greenwich: National Historic Ships UK. https://www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk/register/3638/marjorie.
External links
- Damage caused by accident during 2008 Swale match "Sailing barge Marjorie". 16 August 2008. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QVK7PlesdA.
- "Thames Sailing Barge Match - Marjorie". http://www.thamesmatch.co.uk/barges/marjorie.html.
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