SB Adieu

Adieu is one of seven Thames barges built between 1925 and 1930 for F W Horlock, Mistley.

Adieu from Gillingham Strand
History
United Kingdom
NameAdieu(1929-)
Owner
  • F W Horlock, Mistley
  • Iolo Brooks
BuilderMistley Shipping Company [1]
Launched1929
IdentificationUnited Kingdom Official Number 161035
StatusPrivate yacht
General characteristics
Class and typeThames barge
Tonnage79 GRT
Length87.84 feet (26.77 m)
Beam19.38 feet (5.91 m)
Draught6.49 feet (1.98 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planSpritsail with bowsprit

History

In 1924 the Horlocks commissioned seven new steel Thames barges, of which Adieu was the fifth. Six of these ‘seven sisters’ are still afloat: Blue Mermaid was lost to a mine in World War 2. [2] They were built at Mistley.

The Horlocks steel barges- the seven sisters
NameActiveBuiltTonsOfficial no.Current owner
RepertorYes192469145404David Pollock
PortlightNo192568145405Landbreach Ltd
XyloniteYes192668145408Tim Kent
ReminderYes192979161033Topsail Charters Ltd
AdieuYes192979161035Iolo Brooks
Blue MermaidNo193079161038(destroyed)
ResourcefulNo193077161039I & R Stubbs
Ref[3]As of 2016

References
  1. "Specifications - XYLONITE". XYLONITE. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  2. Benham 1986, p. 99.
  3. Kent, Tim. "Xylonite and her sisters - XYLONITE". XYLONITE. Retrieved 22 March 2018. Ref:

Bibliography
  • Benham, Hervey; Kershaw, Philip; Finch, Roger (1986). Down tops'l : the story of the East Coast sailing-barges (3rd ed.). London: Harrap. ISBN 0-245-54487-9.
  • Carr, Frank (1951). Sailing Barges (Revised ed.). Peter Davies Ltd.
  • March, Edgar (1948). "Spritsail barges of Thames and Medway". London: Percival Marshal.
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