Registration number 2160
Status Registered
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Details

Function Fishing Vessel
Location Chatham Historic Dockyard
Vessel type Thames Bawley
Current use Museum based
Available to hire No
Available for excursions No

Construction

Builder Gill & Sons, Rochester
Built in 1893
Rig Gaff Cutter
Number of decks 1
Propulsion Sail
Primary engine type None
Boiler type None
Boilermaker None

Dimensions

Breadth: Beam
4.92 feet (1.50m)
Length: Overall
38.30 feet (11.68m)

History

IVERNA is the last surviving example of a Medway Bawley. These small fishing vessels were once common around North Kent and Essex, near the mouth of the Medway and the Thames. They were used for fishing and particularly for shrimping. IVERNA was purchased by her current owners in 1986, using a PRISM grant. She was bought under exceptional circumstances to protect the last surviving example of a vernacular Medway boat. She is now located at Chatham Historic Dockyard.

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