Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Ardwina"
Photos of the sailing ship:
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Source, location, date:
Volker Gries,
London,
07/2018
Technical data of the sailing ship:
| Name: | Ardwina |
| Registered port: | London |
| Base port: | Gillingham |
| Nation: | GBR |
| Type of rigging: | BARGE |
| Type of ship: | Thames Sailing Barge |
| Year built: | 1907 |
| Yard: | Orvis & Fuller, Ipswich, GBR |
| Overall length: | 26.15 m |
| Breadth: | 6.43 m |
| Draught: | 1.95 m |
| Ship's hull: | Holz / Wood |
| Power: | 126 PS |
| Engine: | BMC |
Portrait of the sailing ship:
Last update: 23 Feb 2025
- built 1907/09 by Orvis & Fuller, Ipswich, England.
- owned by E. L. & W. Goldsmith, sold in 1938 to Metcalf Motor Coasters Limited.
- general trade on the East Coast and London, engaged in the stone trade from Portland to Greenwich until 1951.
- purchased by Daniels Bros. (Whitstable) Limited in 1951.
- converted to a barge yacht in 1959, houseboat at Chelsea in the 1970s, refitted in 1970.
- acquired by Ardwina Ltd. in 1985, since then she was based in St. Katherines Dock, London, available for seminars and meetings in London, river trips on the Thames, participates in Barge Match Races.
- refitted in 1989/90.
- 2024 the Tiller and Wheel Ltd. became operator, moved to their new home on the River Medway.
Contact:
Website (English, 23 Feb 2025):https://tillerandwheel.com/new
Ardwina: operator of the ship with basic info on her, offers for sailing and event location for Thames Barges and Smacks
Literature for further reading:
We recommend the following references for your further research of the ship. The references marked with have been included in the generation of the ship profile on this page.
Paul Brown
"Historic Sail. Britain's Surviving Working Craft"
The History Press 2013 ISBN: 978-0-7524-8581-2
(in Association with National Historic Ships UK)
Page: 73, 75 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data