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Registration number
3592
Status
Registered
paula.palmer
Previous names
- 1882 George Smeed
Details
Function
Cargo Vessel
Subfunction
Barge
Location
Maldon
Vessel type
Spritsail Barge
Current use
Private use
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Info required
Yes
Construction
Builder
Smeed, Dean & Co. Ltd.
Built in
1881
Hull material
Wood
Rig
Spritsail
Number of decks
1
Propulsion
Sail
Primary engine type
None
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Length: Overall
80.10 feet
(24.41m)
Breadth: Beam
20.60 feet
(6.28m)
Air Draft
18.50 feet
(5.64m)
Depth
6.40 feet
(1.95m)
History
GEORGE SMEED was built by Smeed Dean & Co. Ltd in 1881 and was registered in Rochester in 1882. She traded both in the Thames/Medway estuaries, the Channel and also Southampton and Devonport.
She was lined up for use to evacuate troops from Dunkirk during the Second World War but in fact was never used in the end.
She was also used to transfer one of the SS Mauritania's propellers to Woolwich for re-trimming.
Update, October 2023: Vessel for sale
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Key dates
-
March 1882
Vessel registered at Rochester
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