Iverna | National Historic Ships

Registration number 2160

Status Registered

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Details

Function Fishing Vessel

Location Chatham Historic Dockyard

Vessel type Bawley - Thames

Current use Museum based

Available to hire No

Available for excursions No

Web address http://www.thedockyard.co.uk/

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.