Albion (wherry)
Albion on charter at Ranworth Broad, 20 May 2002.
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 United Kingdom
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| Builder: | W Brighton |
| Cost: | £455 |
| Launched: | October 1898 |
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| Identification: | United Kingdom Official Number 148735 |
| Status: | Active, as of 2010 |
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| Class and type: | Norfolk Wherry |
| Tonnage: | 22.78 GRT |
| Length: | 65 ft 0 in (19.81 m) |
| Beam: | 15 ft 0 in (4.57 m) |
| Height: | 42 ft 0 in (12.80 m) |
| Draught: | 4 ft 6 in (1.37 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sail, 1,200 square feet (110 m2) |
| Sail plan: | Gaff-rigged |
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| Capacity: | 36 long tons (37 t) cargo |
| Complement: | 1 man, 1 boy |
| Notes: | Only carvel-built Norfolk wherry. |
Albion is a Norfolk wherry. Built in 1898, she served as a trading vessel and then as a lighter until being acquired by the Norfolk Wherry Trust for restoration and preservation in 1949. Since 1981 she has been moored at the Norfolk Wherry Trust wherry base at Womack Water near Ludham. She is listed on the register of National Historic Ships in the United Kingdom as part of the National Historic Fleet.
Albion's construction is unique amongst Norfolk Wherries as she is carvel built (smooth hulled) whereas all others are clinker built. Apart from her hull construction, her general appearance follows that of a typical trading wherry with a forward counterbalanced mast of Oregon pine, a large cargo hold in the centre of the hull and crew quarters aft. She is steered from a small aft well by rudder and tiller.
Albion's registered tonnage is 22.78 and her length overall is 65 ft (20 m) with a 58 ft (18 m) hull. Her beam is 15 ft (4.6 m) and she draws 4 ft 6 in (1.37 m). Her mast is 42 feet (12.80 m) tall. Her sail area is 1,200 square feet (110 m2).
Albion was built by William 'Billy' Brighton at his shipyard on Lake Lothing between Oulton Broad and Lowestoft for W.D. and A.E. Walker, a firm of Bungay maltsters. She cost £455 to build and was launched in October 1898 in a livery of green with a brown oxide top. Her crew consisted a man and a boy.
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