Barges were flat-bottomed, round sterned vessels, fitted with leeboards to allow them to sail close to the wind. The featured boats represent the four main types:
On the left is “Comrade” is a Sheffield type barge which could carry up to 100 tons of carg…
The Norland was a roll on/roll off ferry. She was built in 1974 by AG Weser in Bremerhaven, for North Sea Ferries operating a daily service from Hull to Zeebrugge and back. In 1982 she was requisitioned by the Ministry of Defence to transfer troops and eq…
The Viola/Dias is the world’s oldest surviving steam-powered trawler with engines intact. She was built as the Viola for the Hellyer Boxing fleet by Cook, Welton and Gemmell in Beverley (H868). During the First World War, she was drafted into the Royal Na…
Built as the merchantman “Bethia” at Blaydes Shipyard in Hull in 1784. Bought for the Royal Navy in 1787, armed and transformed into a vessel for carrying bread fruit from Tahiti to the Caribbean Islands. Captained by William Bligh, the ship reached Tahit…
The Lincoln Castle was the last and finest steam coal-powered paddle ferry in regular use in the United Kingdom. She was built by A & J Inglis in Glasgow for the London North Eastern Railway Company and ran across between New Holland and Hull starting…
