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
Thames barge, Edith May, sailing on topsail and foresail on the River Medway
Thames sailing barges, with typical red-brown sails, in the East Swin, off Foulness Point
The hay barge Unity
Pudge leading Repertor in a sailing match on the River Colne
Little Ships of Dunkirk
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The Little Ships of Dunkirk consisted of over 800 naval and requisitioned vessels, and small, private boats, that sailed from Ramsgate in England to Dunkirk in northern France between 26 May and 4 Jun
Thames sailing barge
…Medway buoy east of the Nore in the Thames and back to Gillingham. The 110th was scheduled for 19 May 2018. Thirty barges were part of the fleet of 'Little Ships' that rescued soldiers of the retreating British Expeditionary Force from the beaches of Dunkerque. The flat-bottomed barges could reach the beaches…
PS Medway Queen, 2016
Walmer lifeboat Charles Dibdin
SB Ena lying in the mud at Hoo, 2018
ST Challenge