SB Wyvenhoe

SB Wyvenhoe is an 83-ton, steel Thames sailing barge. She was built by Forrest & Sons, Wivenhoe in 1898. She has the Official No. 110012.

Wyvenhoe
Wyvenhoe with Pudge on the Blackwater Estuary in 2007
History
United Kingdom
Builder: Forrest and Son Ltd, Wivenhoe
Launched: 1898
Identification: United Kingdom Official Number : 110012
Status: Under restoration
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]

History

She traded under sail until 1923 when she converted to a motor ship. She was rebuilt in steel in 1947, she 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 (LRTC) then rerigged 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
  1. Wivenhoe 2015.
  2. Thames Sailing Barge Wyvenhoe 2017.

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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • "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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