Thames sailing barges
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Thames sailing barges are traditional flat-bottomed, gaff-rigged cargo vessels once widely used for transporting goods on the River Thames and surrounding coastal waters of England.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| East Coast sailing barges | 1 |
| Thames sailing barge | 1 |
| Thames sailing barges canonical | 1 |
Statements (73)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flat-bottomed boat
ⓘ
gaff-rigged vessel ⓘ sailing barge ⓘ traditional cargo vessel ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| currentUse |
charter trips
ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ racing ⓘ sail training ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | mid 20th century ⓘ |
| designedFor |
beaching at low tide
ⓘ
being handled by small crews ⓘ loading and unloading from open beaches ⓘ navigating shallow waters ⓘ working without tugs ⓘ |
| developedIn | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| era |
19th century
ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
maritime heritage of the River Thames
ⓘ
symbol of traditional English coastal trade ⓘ |
| hasEvent | Thames barge match races ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
large rudder
ⓘ
leeboards ⓘ shallow draught ⓘ straight stem ⓘ transom stern ⓘ wide beam ⓘ |
| hasHullType | flat-bottomed hull ⓘ |
| hasMastCount | two masts ⓘ |
| hasRigging |
gaff rig
ⓘ
spritsail rig ⓘ |
| hasSailType |
foresail
ⓘ
mizzen sail ⓘ spritsail mainsail ⓘ topsail ⓘ |
| laterConstructionMaterial | steel ⓘ |
| notablePort |
Colchester
ⓘ
Faversham ⓘ Ipswich ⓘ London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
Maldon District ⓘ
surface form:
Maldon
Rochester ⓘ |
| operatesOn |
North Sea coast
ⓘ
surface form:
East Coast of England
North Sea coastal waters of England ⓘ River Medway ⓘ Thames ⓘ
surface form:
River Thames
Thames Estuary ⓘ |
| propulsion | sail ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Dutch tjalks
ⓘ
Thames sailing barges self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
East Coast sailing barges
coaster ships ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
motor lighters
ⓘ
powered barges ⓘ road transport ⓘ |
| typicalBeam | about 20 feet ⓘ |
| typicalConstructionMaterial | wood ⓘ |
| typicalCrewSize | 2 men ⓘ |
| typicalLength | about 80 to 90 feet ⓘ |
| typicalTonnage | about 80 to 120 tons deadweight ⓘ |
| usedFor |
carrying bricks
ⓘ
carrying building materials ⓘ carrying bulk goods ⓘ carrying cement ⓘ carrying coal ⓘ carrying general cargo ⓘ carrying grain ⓘ carrying hay ⓘ carrying manure ⓘ carrying timber ⓘ coastal trade ⓘ estuarial navigation ⓘ river transport ⓘ transporting cargo ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Thames sailing barge
this entity surface form:
East Coast sailing barges