Kitty alongside in Rochester 2017
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History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | Kitty |
Owner |
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Builder | John and Herbert Cann, of Gashouse Creek, Harwich. |
Launched | April 1895 |
Identification | Official Number 105418 [1] |
Fate | Charter yacht |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Thames barge |
Tonnage | 65 GRT |
Length | 82.13 feet (25.03 m) |
Beam | 19.38 feet (5.91 m) |
Draught | 6.59 feet (2.01 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Spritsail bowsprit |
Notes | Website: 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]