SB Marjorie

Marjorie competing in the 109th Medway Barge Sailing match, viewed from the shore at Gillingham Pier.
History
United Kingdom
Name	Marjorie
Owner	R. & W. Paul Ltd A.J.O'Shea Albert Groom London Docklands Development Corporation (L.D.D.C) Simon Devonshire
Builder	Orvis of Ipswich
Launched	1898
Identification	United Kingdom Official Number 108373
Status	Sailing
General characteristics
Class and type	Thames barge
Tonnage	56 GRT
Length	84 feet (25.60 m)
Beam	19.3 feet (5.88 m)
Draught	6.2 feet (1.89 m)
Propulsion	Sails.
Sail plan	Spritsail

SB Marjorie is a 56-ton wooden Thames sailing barge, built by Orvis at Ipswich, Suffolk, England in 1898 for R. & W. Paul Ltd. She was used to carry various cargoes on the London River and along the Channel.^[1]

See also

• Thames Sailing Barge Match

References

External links

• Damage caused by accident during 2008 Swale match "Sailing barge Marjorie". You Tube. 16 August 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
• "Thames Sailing Barge Match - Marjorie". www.thamesmatch.co.uk. Retrieved 6 April 2018.

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