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Adieu is one of seven Thames barges built between 1925 and 1930 for F W Horlock, Mistley.

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History

In 1924 the Horlocks commissioned seven new steel Thames barges, of which Adieu was the fifth. Six of these ‘seven sisters’ are still afloat: Blue Mermaid was lost to a mine in World War 2. [2] They were built at Mistley.

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References

  1. [1]
    "Specifications - XYLONITE". XYLONITE. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  2. [2]
    Benham 1986, p. 99.
  3. [3]
    Kent, Tim. "Xylonite and her sisters - XYLONITE". XYLONITE. Retrieved 22 March 2018. Ref:

Bibliography

  • Benham, Hervey; Kershaw, Philip; Finch, Roger (1986). Down tops'l : the story of the East Coast sailing-barges (3rd ed.). London: Harrap. ISBN 0-245-54487-9.
  • Carr, Frank (1951). Sailing Barges (Revised ed.). Peter Davies Ltd.
  • March, Edgar (1948). "Spritsail barges of Thames and Medway". London: Percival Marshal.
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