Thames barge
Ironsides in Gillingham 2017
History
United Kingdom
Owner
APCM Associated Portland Cement (1900-1928)
London and Rochester Trading Company (1928-1967)
Maurice O'Gill
Alan Reeky 1967
Builder Clarke & Stanfield, Grays, Essex
Launched May 1900
Identification United Kingdom Official Number 112271
General characteristics
Class and type Thames barge
Tonnage 78 GRT
Length 84 feet (25.60 m)
Beam 20.3 feet (6.19 m)
Draught 6.4 feet (1.95 m)
Propulsion Sails
Sail plan Spritsail
Notes Website=https://ironsidessailingbarge.co.uk/
Ironsides is an iron-hulled Thames barge which was built in 1900 for APCM. She was registered in London. A 60 hp auxiliary engine was fitted in 1939.[1]
Description
Ironsides is 84 feet (25.60 m) long, with a beam of 20.3 feet (6.19 m) and a draught of 6.4 feet (1.95 m)
History
Ironsides was built by Clarke & Stanfield , Grays, Essex in 1900 for the Associated Portland Cement and carried stone from Portland to London under sail alone. In 1928 she was sold to the London and Rochester Trading Company , who with 120 barges were the second largest barge owner in the country.
Currently (2018) Ironsides is based in Faversham off the Swale estuary. She does passenger charters along the Thames Estuary and the London River from Aldeburgh in Suffolk to Whitstable on the North Kent Coast. She sails from Maldon , Pin Mill , Chatham and London .[2]
See also
References
Bibliography
Carr, Frank (1951). Sailing Barges (Revised ed.). Peter Davies Ltd.
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