Engineering:SB Wyvenhoe
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Short description: British Thames sailing barge
 Wyvenhoe with Pudge on the Blackwater Estuary in 2007
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| General characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Class and type: | Thames barge |
| Tonnage: | 103.25 GRT registered 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 Wyvenhoe is an 83-ton, steel Thames sailing barge. She was built by Forrest & Sons, Wivenhoe in 1898. She has the Official Number 110012.
History
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 re-rigged as company yacht barge by Richard Walsh in 1986. She is now owned by Trad Sail Charters and based in Maldon.[2]
See also
- missing name
References
Sources
- Boss, Peter (Autumn 2003). "Pudge's Restoration". Spritsail. http://www.bargetrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/pudges+restoration+2003.pdf. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- March, Edgar (1948). Spritsail barges of Thames and Medway. London: Percival Marshall.
- "About the Sailing Barge WYVENHOE". http://www.wivencyclopedia.org/History/wyvenhoe-about.htm.
- "Thames Sailing Barge Wyvenhoe". http://www.wyvenhoe.co.uk/index.html.
External links
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