Sailing barge '' Marjorie'' is a 73
gross ton
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wooden
spritsail
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sailing barge, built by
R. & W. Paul Ltd. at
Ipswich
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, Suffolk, England in 1902 for their own account.
She was used to carry grain and other cargoes on the River Thames, its estuary and to coastal ports.
In 1960, after fifty two years of trading under sail for the same owner, ''Marjorie'' was retired and then sold for ongoing operation as a historic vessel, classed as a yacht. She remains active as at 2025.
See also
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Thames Sailing Barge Match
The Thames Sailing Barge Match is the second oldest sailing race in the world, beaten only by the America's Cup. It starts off Stanford-le-Hope and finishes off the Three Daws public house in Gravesend, Kent, Gravesend on the River Thames, London R ...
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*Damage caused by accident during 2008 Swale match
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Thames sailing barges
1902 ships
Individual sailing vessels
Transport on the River Thames
Sailing ships of the United Kingdom
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