Engineering:SB Marjorie
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 Marjorie competing in the 109th Medway Barge Sailing match, viewed from the shore at Gillingham Pier.
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 United Kingdom
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| Name: | Marjorie |
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| Builder: | Orvis of Ipswich |
| Launched: | 1898 |
| Identification: | United Kingdom Official Number 108373 |
| Status: | Sailing |
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| Class and type: | Thames barge |
| Length: | 84 feet (25.60 m) |
| Beam: | 19.3 feet (5.88 m) |
| Draught: | 6.2 feet (1.89 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails. |
| Sail plan: | Spritsail |
SB Marjorie is a 56-ton wooden Thames sailing barge, built by Orvis at Ipswich, Suffolk, England in 1898 for R. & W. Paul Ltd. She was used to carry various cargoes on the London River and along the Channel.[1]
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See also
- Thames Sailing Barge Match
References
- ↑ Sailing Barge Research. "Active Barges Page 1". https://www.sailingbargeresearch.org.uk/pages/active_barges_page_1.htm.
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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