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Niagara competing in the 109th Medway Barge Sailing match, viewed from the shore at Gillingham Pier
History
United Kingdom
NameNiagara (1900–25)
Owner
  • LRTC
  • Deptford Community Centre
  • Peter Sands
BuilderForrestt of Wivenhoe
Launched1898
IdentificationUK official number 108373
StatusSailing
NotesRestored, and competed in the 2013 Thames Sailing Barge Match
General characteristics
Class and typeThames barge
Tonnage
  • 79 GRT
  • Net 116
Length86.7 feet (26.43 m)
Beam20.6 feet (6.28 m)
Draught6.7 feet (2.04 m)
PropulsionSails, auxiliary motor fitted 1924
Sail planSpritsail

SB Niagara is a 79-ton Thames sailing barge, built by Forrestt at Wivenhoe, Essex, England in 1898 for the London and Rochester Trading Company. She carried cargo on the lower Thames and the English Channel. An auxiliary motor was fitted in 1924.[1]

Thames barge sail names taken from Underhills measurements

References

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  1. ^ Sailing Barge Research. "Active Barges Page 1". www.sailingbargeresearch.org.uk. Archived from the original on 5 September 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
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