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
Name: Adieu(1929-)
Owner:
  • F W Horlock, Mistley
  • Iolo Brooks
Builder: Mistley Shipping Company [1]
Launched: 1929
Identification: United Kingdom Official Number 161035
Status: Private yacht
General characteristics
Class and type: Thames barge
Tonnage: 79 GRT
Length: 87.84 feet (26.77 m)
Beam: 19.38 feet (5.91 m)
Draught: 6.49 feet (1.98 m)
Propulsion: Sails
Sail plan: Spritsail 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • March, Edgar (1948). "Spritsail barges of Thames and Medway". London: Percival Marshal.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

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