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SB Adieu
''Adieu'' is one of seven Thames barges built between 1925 and 1930 for F W Horlock, Mistley Mistley is a village and civil parish in the Tendring district of northeast Essex, England. It is around 11 miles northeast of Colchester and is east of, and almost contiguous with, Manningtree. The parish consists of Mistley and New Mistley, .... History In 1924 the Horlocks commissioned seven new steel Thames barges, of which ''Adieu'' was the fifth. Six of these ‘seven sisters’ are still afloat: ''Blue Mermaid'' was lost to a mine in World War 2. They were built at Mistley. References Bibliography * * * External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Adieu Thames sailing barges 1929 ships Individual sailing vessels Ships built in Mistley Transport on the River Thames Sailing ships of the United Kingdom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thames Barge
A Thames sailing barge is a type of commercial sailing boat once common on the River Thames in London. The flat-bottomed barges, with a shallow draught and leeboards, were perfectly adapted to the Thames Estuary, with its shallow waters and narrow tributary rivers. The larger barges were seaworthy vessels, and were the largest sailing vessel to be handled by just two men. The average size was about 120 tons and they carried of canvas sail in six working sails. The mainsail was loose-footed and set up with a sprit, and was brailed to the mast when not needed. It is sheeted to a horse, as is the foresail; they require no attention when tacking. The foresail is often held back by the mate to help the vessel come about more swiftly. The topsail was usually first sail on and last sail off, being fixed to the topmast by hoops. In the upper reaches of the rivers and constricted harbours it reached into the clear air, and when approaching a berth casting off the halliard would drop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
