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| Career (England) |
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| Name: |
Excelsior |
| Owner: |
The Excelsior Trust |
| Operator: |
The Excelsior Trust |
| Port of registry: |
Lowestoft |
| Builder: |
John Chambers, Lowestoft |
| Launched: |
1921 |
| Completed: |
1921 |
| Acquired: |
1989 (by Excelsior Trust) |
| In service: |
1921-1936 (as fishing smack) |
| Identification: |
LT472 |
| General characteristics |
| Class & type: |
Fishing smack |
| Tonnage: |
55.36 tonnes |
| Length: |
23.5 metres |
| Beam: |
5.9 metres |
| Installed power: |
Diesel |
| Propulsion: |
Sail |
| Capacity: |
12 |
| Crew: |
12 |
| Notes: |
Currently used in sail training |
Excelsior is the last surviving fishing smack of the Lowestoft fishing fleet and a member of the National Historic Fleet.[1] She was built by John Chambers of Lowestoft in 1921 and worked until 1936 before being converted into a motor cruiser.[2] In 2011 Excelsior celebrated her 90th birthday.[3] During her time as a motor cruiser she was known as Svinor and sailed mainly in Norwegian waters before returning to Lowestoft in 1972.[1]
She measures 23 metres long[1] with a beam of 5.9 metres and is the last traditional sailing trawler able to tow a full-sized traditional trawl net.[2] Excelsior was restored in 1989 and operates as a sail training vessel based out of Lowestoft, able to accommodate up to 16 people, with 12 sleeping berths.[2]
See also[edit]
- Mincarlo - last surviving Lowestoft Sidewinder fishing trawler.
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