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Registration number
1847
Status
Registered
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Details
Function
Leisure Craft
Subfunction
Yacht
Location
Henley-on-Thames
Vessel type
Racing Yacht
Current use
Museum based
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Info required
Yes
Web address
www.rrm.co.uk
Construction
Builder
Taylor, Mathew, Newcastle
Built in
1855
Hull material
Wood
Rig
None
Number of decks
1
Propulsion
Manpower
Primary engine type
None
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
1.97 feet
(0.60m)
Length: Overall
39.34 feet
(12.00m)
History
VICTORIA is a racing 'four' rowing boat, built in 1855 by Mathew Taylor of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. She has a wooden hull of carvel construction and was built for the Royal Chester Rowing Club, who used her to win both the Steward's and Wyfold Challenge cups at Henley Royal Regatta in 1855. They then ordered an 'eight' of similar design from the same maker and won the Grand Challenge Cup and Ladies Plate at Henley in 1856. VICTORIA is the oldest surviving example of a keel-less boat and was the predecessor of wooden shell construction, used until the introduction of plastics in the 1970s
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Key dates
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1855
Built for Royal Chester Rowing Club by Mathew Taylor of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
1855
Winner of both Steward's and Wyfold Challenge Cups at Henley Royal Regatta
-
2000
On display at the River and Rowing Museum
Sources
Dodd, Christopher, Henley Royal Regatta, 1981
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