SB Wyvenhoe

SB Wyvenhoe is an 83-ton, steel Thames sailing barge. She was built by Forrest & Sons, Wivenhoe in 1898. She has the Official Number 110012.

Wyvenhoe

Wyvenhoe with Pudge on the Blackwater Estuary in 2007
History
United Kingdom
Builder	Forrest and Son Ltd, Wivenhoe
Launched	1898
Identification	United Kingdom Official Number : 110012
Status	Under restoration
General characteristics
Class & type	Thames barge
Tonnage	103.25 GRT registered 83.19
Length	85 ft (25.91 m)
Beam	19 ft (5.79 m)
Draught	4 ft (1.22 m)
Propulsion	Sails: area 3,500 sq ft (330 m2)
Sail plan	Spritsail
Speed	10.5 kn (19.4 km/h)
Notes	Ironpot- constructed in iron, then in 1947 plated in steel.[1]

History

She traded under sail until 1923, when she converted to a motor ship. She was rebuilt in steel in 1947 and continued to trade until 1982. She holds the record of having traded longer than any other British registered ship.^[1] She was owned in trade by London and Rochester Trading Company, then re-rigged as company yacht barge by Richard Walsh in 1986. She is now owned by Trad Sail Charters and based in Maldon.^[2]

See also

• SB Kathleen