SB Xylonite
Xylonite at Maldon, 2017 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name |
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| Owner | F W Horlock, Mistley |
| Builder | Mistley Shipping Company |
| Launched | 1926 |
| Identification |
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| Status | Sailing |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Thames barge |
| Tonnage | 68 GRT |
| Length | 86.95 feet (26.50 m) |
| Beam | 18.49 feet (5.64 m) |
| Draught | 2.98 feet (0.91 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails (Gardner 85hp 5 cylinder (5LW) aux.) |
| Sail plan | Spritsail with bowsprit |
| Notes | Website: |
Xylonite is one of seven Thames barges built between 1925 and 1930 for F W Horlock, Mistley. She was sold by the Horlocks in 1958 and cut down to a motor barge in 1958. Xylonite was re-rigged in the 1970s by Tim Eliff and replated on the 1980s. She has been used for sail training since 1983.