Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Saxonia LO32"
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Technical data of the sailing ship:
Name: | Saxonia LO32 |
Registered port: | London |
Base port: | Brightlingsea |
Nation: | GBR |
Type of rigging: | KUTTER |
Type of ship: | Thames Bawley Smack |
Year built: | 1930 |
Yard: | Aldous Brothers, Brightlingsea, Essex, GBR |
Overall length: | 10.67 m |
Breadth: | 3.66 m |
Draught: | 1.53 m |
Ship's hull: | Holz / Wood |
Portrait of the sailing ship:
Last update: 21 Jan 2022
- built in 1930 at the shipyard Aldous & Sons, Brightlingsea, GBR for fishing out of Leigh on Sea in Essex/GBR for various skippers, associated to the William Young fishing conglomerate of Leigh on Sea and since the 1960s Grimsby/GBR.
- fitted out with comfortable cabin to enable William Young and his wife to take themselves and their daughter for a weeks holiday every August.
- 1964 sold to the Colchester Oyster Fishery Company, worked on as an oyster dredger until about 1978/79 under engine power.
- converted back to her original sailing rig and used as a private and charter yacht then.
- 2022 refit at Harry King & Sons Ltd. in Pin Mill/GBR.
Contact:
Website (English, 21 Jan 2022):https://jamiebellamybooth.wixsite.com/saxonialo32new
Saxonia LO32: basic info and photos about the ship, contact