The ship is owned today by P O Containers Ltd.
Thames barge boat kits. Ad Find China Manufacturers Of Parts Boats. Thames Barge - Fleetscale store. Billing Boats Will Everard A 280-ton bark built for FT.
Kitty is a wooden vessel. The Thames Sailing barge is an iconic sailing work boat that plied its trade in and around the River Thames and Medway. Send to a friend.
A Thames sailing barge was a type of commercial sailing boat common on the River Thames in London in the 19th century. The hull is assembled in halves on a table. In 1982 Northern Europes most beautiful captain according to the press took command of the ship - 24-year-old Sue Harrison who had obtained her Masters Certificate in 1979.
Condition dusty i have taken pictures of this lovely thames barge model as i found it and have not touched it apart from adding the paper clip where the canvas sail has torn i have no knowledge of model boats but it seems hand made with amazing detail with ropes and pulleys etc the base board is 24 x 8 inches and the model is about 22 inches long and. Built in 1895 by J H Cann of Harwich having undergone major refurbishment. 750 11100.
Reading the instructions The model which I purchased is of the Will Everard a steel-hulled barge built in the 1920s one of a range of laser-cut kits from Billings Boats. Her gleaming woodwork and brass confirms the widely-held opinion amongst the barge community that Sailing Barge Kitty is now considered to be one of the finest barges that is currently available for charter. 132nd Thames Barge.
Tweet Share Google Pinterest. Thank you for the detailed information but it is the free plan from the April 1999 model boats magazine that I need. Showing 112 of 29 results.