SB Wyvenhoe
 Wyvenhoe with Pudge on the Blackwater Estuary in 2007
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Builder | Forrest and Son Ltd, Wivenhoe |
| Launched | 1898 |
| Identification | United Kingdom Official Number : 110012 |
| Status | Under restoration |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & 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
References
Sources
- Boss, Peter (Autumn 2003). "Pudge's Restoration" (PDF). Spritsail. Retrieved 18 February 2018 – 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. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- "Thames Sailing Barge Wyvenhoe". www.wyvenhoe.co.uk. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
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