Thames sailing barges

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Thames sailing barges are traditional flat-bottomed, gaff-rigged cargo vessels once widely used for transporting goods on the River Thames and surrounding coastal waters of England.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf flat-bottomed boat ⓘ
gaff-rigged vessel ⓘ
sailing barge ⓘ
traditional cargo vessel ⓘ
countryOfOrigin England ⓘ
currentUse charter trips ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ
racing ⓘ
sail training ⓘ
declinePeriod mid 20th century ⓘ
designedFor beaching at low tide ⓘ
being handled by small crews ⓘ
loading and unloading from open beaches ⓘ
navigating shallow waters ⓘ
working without tugs ⓘ
developedIn United Kingdom ⓘ
era 19th century ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance maritime heritage of the River Thames ⓘ
symbol of traditional English coastal trade ⓘ
hasEvent Thames barge match races ⓘ
hasFeature large rudder ⓘ
leeboards ⓘ
shallow draught ⓘ
straight stem ⓘ
transom stern ⓘ
wide beam ⓘ
hasHullType flat-bottomed hull ⓘ
hasMastCount two masts ⓘ
hasRigging gaff rig ⓘ
spritsail rig ⓘ
hasSailType foresail ⓘ
mizzen sail ⓘ
spritsail mainsail ⓘ
topsail ⓘ
laterConstructionMaterial steel ⓘ
notablePort Colchester ⓘ
Faversham ⓘ
Ipswich ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to: London, England

Maldon ⓘ
linked to: Maldon District

Rochester ⓘ
operatesOn East Coast of England ⓘ
linked to: North Sea coast

North Sea coastal waters of England ⓘ
River Medway ⓘ
River Thames ⓘ
linked to: Thames

Thames Estuary ⓘ
propulsion sail ⓘ
relatedTo Dutch tjalks ⓘ
East Coast sailing barges ⓘ
coaster ships ⓘ
replacedBy motor lighters ⓘ
powered barges ⓘ
road transport ⓘ
typicalBeam about 20 feet ⓘ
typicalConstructionMaterial wood ⓘ
typicalCrewSize 2 men ⓘ
typicalLength about 80 to 90 feet ⓘ
typicalTonnage about 80 to 120 tons deadweight ⓘ
usedFor carrying bricks ⓘ
carrying building materials ⓘ
carrying bulk goods ⓘ
carrying cement ⓘ
carrying coal ⓘ
carrying general cargo ⓘ
carrying grain ⓘ
carrying hay ⓘ
carrying manure ⓘ
carrying timber ⓘ
coastal trade ⓘ
estuarial navigation ⓘ
river transport ⓘ
transporting cargo ⓘ

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Maldon, Essex, England → associatedWith → Thames sailing barges ⓘ
Maldon Harbour → hasVesselType → Thames sailing barge ⓘ
linked to: Thames sailing barges
Thames sailing barges → relatedTo → East Coast sailing barges ⓘ
linked to: Thames sailing barges