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Registration number
3634
Status
Registered
paula.palmer
Previous names
- 1920 Gladys
Details
Function
Fishing Vessel
Subfunction
Drifter
Location
King's Lynn
Vessel type
Kings Lynn Shrimper
Current use
Community Vessel
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Construction
Builder
Worfolk Bros, Kings Lynn
Built in
1920
Hull material
Wood
Rig
Gaff Cutter
Number of decks
1
Number of masts
1
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
12.75 feet
(3.89m)
Depth
3.50 feet
(1.07m)
Length: Overall
39.00 feet
(11.89m)
History
GLADYS is a Kings Lynn Shrimper built in 1920 by Worfolk Brothers of Kings Lynn, a prolific builder of fishing boats and yachts from 1900 to the 1980s. She was built as a gaff cutter-rigged sailing smack. She has a straight stem with a sharp forefoot, a long keel and a counter stern with a steeply raked sternpost. Her length overall is 39ft, and her keel is 32ft long. Her stern has been shortened by about 4ft at some time, probably because it had gone rotten. At 12ft 9in she has a good beam for her length, and is very shallow for her size, making her perfectly fit for her main purpose of working the waters of the Wash. Either just before or after the Second World War an engine was fitted, and the rudder and sternpost were altered to accommodate the propeller.
Key dates
-
1920
Built as Kings Lynn shrimper by Worfolk Brothers in Kings Lynn
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