.svg) Sail plan of Kathleen from 1901 until 1926
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| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Kathleen |
| Operator | Daniels Brothers |
| Builder | Glover, Gravesend |
| Commissioned | 1901 |
| Decommissioned | 1961 |
| Identification | Official number 113708 |
| Fate | Restored as a barge yacht, then lost in 1983. Fittings went to restore SB Wyvenhoe [1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 59 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Length | 82.8 ft (25.2 m) |
| Beam | 19.7 ft (6.0 m) |
| Height | 75 ft (23 m) deck to bob |
| Draught | 6 ft (1.8 m) laden, 30 in (0.76 m) light |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Sail plan | Spritsail barge |
| Speed | 8 knots (15 km/h) maximum speed |
| Capacity | 167 tonnes |
| Crew | 2 |
The SB Kathleen was a spritsail Thames barge built by Glover at Gravesend, Kent, in England in 1901, and registered in Rochester. Her official number was 113,708. She was built to carry grain- for capacity rather than speed.[2] she was 82.8 feet (25.2 m) long and had a beam of 19.7 feet (6.0 m). Light, she drew 30 inches (76 cm) of water, and laden 6 feet (1.8 m).[3]
Kathleen's rig was changed with commercial needs. She took on an auxiliary motor, and then became a motor barge and in the 1960 was registered and worked as a timber lighter. She was sunk in 1923 by a Cunarder then refloated. In the 1953 East Coast storms she was washed up the shore at Whitstable and demolished several buildings. She was rerigged by an enthusiast in 1966 and raced again, before meeting her end in Spaarndam in 1986, with spars and fittings being passed on to the Wyvenhoe.[1]
- ^ a b Walsh 1986, p. 181.
- ^ March 1948, p. 90.
- ^ March 1948, p. 201.