Stumpy Barge

Stumpy Barge

A Thames sailing barge with no topsail - or top mast sailing "stumpy-rigged". It enabled the barge to pass under London's bridges, get in close to shore for offloading goods and get far up river. Thames Sailing Barges were used for lighterage until 1970.

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* Mizzen
* Thames sailing barge
* Lightermen

External links

* [http://www.portcities.org.uk/onlineGallery/viewPublicObject.cfm?index=6&CFID=1192926&CFTOKEN=95780349&jsessionid=723058ee01a9e4312314] ]
* [http://www.friend.ly.net/~dadadata/smyth/mast_n_sail_06.html] ]


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