SB Kitty (1895)

Kitty alongside in Rochester 2017
History
United Kingdom
NameKitty
Owner
BuilderJohn and Herbert Cann, of Gashouse Creek, Harwich.
LaunchedApril 1895
IdentificationOfficial Number 105418 [1]
FateCharter yacht
General characteristics
Class and typeThames barge
Tonnage65 GRT
Length82.13 feet (25.03 m)
Beam19.38 feet (5.91 m)
Draught6.59 feet (2.01 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planSpritsail bowsprit
NotesWebsite: http://www.top-sail.co.uk/the-barges/kitty/

Kitty is a wooden Thames sailing barge in the bowsprit class of 65 tons. She was built in Harwich in 1895.[2] She is No. 209 on the National Historic Ships Register.[3]

  1. ^ "Active Barges Page 1". www.sailingbargeresearch.org.uk. Sailing Barge Research Society. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  2. ^ Carr 1951.
  3. ^ "Kitty . National Historic Ships". www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk. Retrieved 28 March 2018.