SB Phoenician
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The Phoenician is a wooden Thames sailing barge constructed in Sittingbourne in 1922. She was derigged after an accident in 1940. She left trade in 1973. In the 1980s, she was re-rigged to her original specification.
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Sailing barge Phoenician in St Katharine Docks, 2018 | |
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | Phoenician |
Owner |
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Builder | Wills & Packham, Sittingbourne, Kent. |
Laid down | 1922 |
Launched | 1923 |
Identification |
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Status | Sailing |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Thames sailing barge |
Tons burthen | 81 [3] |
Length | 84.5 ft (25.8 m) |
Beam | 20 ft (6.1 m) |
Draught | 2 ft (0.61 m)approx |
Depth of hold | 6.98 ft (2.13 m)approx |
Propulsion |
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Sail plan | sprit mainsail, topsail, mizzen. |
Capacity | 200 tonnes |
Complement | 2 |
Notes | Website:https://www.johnfhunt.co.uk [2] |
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