SB Niagara
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Niagara competing in the 109th Medway Barge Sailing match, viewed from the shore at Gillingham Pier
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History | |
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Name | Niagara (1900–25) |
Owner |
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Builder | Forrestt of Wivenhoe |
Launched | 1898 |
Identification | UK official number 108373 |
Status | Sailing |
Notes | Restored, and competed in the 2013 Thames Sailing Barge Match |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Thames barge |
Tonnage |
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Length | 86.7 feet (26.43 m) |
Beam | 20.6 feet (6.28 m) |
Draught | 6.7 feet (2.04 m) |
Propulsion | Sails, auxiliary motor fitted 1924 |
Sail plan | Spritsail |
SB Niagara is a 79-ton Thames sailing barge, built by Forrestt at Wivenhoe, Essex, England in 1898 for the London and Rochester Trading Company. She carried cargo on the lower Thames and the English Channel. An auxiliary motor was fitted in 1924.[1]
References[]
- ^ Sailing Barge Research. "Active Barges Page 1". www.sailingbargeresearch.org.uk. Retrieved 6 April 2018.[dead link]
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