Registration No. LONDON 146104 Precise coordinates not available, last known location of vessel reported by Society for Spritsail Barge Research. ARCADES (ex OLIVE) was built at Sitingbourne by Wills & Packham in 1921. She was owned by Sully She is noted as an auxilliary in 1939 and as being burnt in 1947. Date reported burnt taken as date of loss. (1)

'Ex-OLIVE-MARY. This Thames spritsail barge, fitted wiht an auxiliary oil engine caught fire one mile off Sheerness and was beached on the west bank of the Medway.' (2)

Built: 1921 (1) (2) (3)
Builder: Wills & Packham Limited (1) (2)
Where built: Sittingbourne (1) (2)
LBD: 26.39 x 6.7 x 2.41m (2)
Propulsion: Sail, with 4S CSA 3 cylinder auxiliary engine (2)
Tonnage: 100 (1) (3); 116grt (2)
Cargo: Cattle fodder (2)

Source 4 shows a photograph of this type of vessel.

Additional sources cited in Shipwreck Index of the British Isles:
Lloyds Casualty Report 1947 p9(e); Lloyds Register 1946-7 No54586(A); Lloyds List 13.06 and 11.07.1947; LLoyds Wreck Book p36 (1947)

<1> Society for Spiritsail Barge Research, 1996, The last berth of the sailorman, 9.5.e.ii., Page Nos. N/a (Bibliographic reference). SKE6419.

<2> Larn, Richard and Bridget, 1995, Shipwreck index of the British Isles, volume 2 : Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Sussex, Kent (Mainland), Kent (Downs), Goodwin Sands, Thames (Bibliographic reference). SKE31910.

<3-4> Peter Higginbotham, 2000, The Workhouse (Website). SKE56079.