SB Centaur
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SB Centaur is a wooden Thames sailing barge, built in Harwich, Essex, England in 1895. She was used to carry various cargoes, mainly grain, for the next 60 years. During the First World War she carrie
Centaur at the Pool of London in 2017
Thames sailing barges, with typical red-brown sails, in the East Swin
SB Edme, a similar barge to Centaur, under full sail
SB Centaur in 2017 at Hythe Quay, Maldon
Thames sailing barge
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A Thames sailing barge is a type of commercial sailing boat once common on the River Thames, and nearby coastline and estuaries. The flat-bottomed barges, with a shallow draught and leeboards, were pe
SB Centaur
…SB Centaur is a wooden Thames sailing barge, built in Harwich, Essex, England in 1895. She was used to carry various cargoes, mainly grain, for the next 60 years. During the First World War she…
Thames barge, Edith May, sailing on topsail and foresail on the River Medway
The hay barge Unity
Pudge leading Repertor in a sailing match on the River Colne