TQ 96 NE 20 - George, English spritsail barge, Conyer Creek, Tonge

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Maritime record TQ 96 NE 20 - George, English spritsail barge, Conyer Creek, Tonge

Summary

The George, an english spritsail barge, was built at Musrston in 1879. Reconstructed as a yacht in 1903, it was later used as a house barge and finally broken up around 1960.

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Grid reference	TQ 9610 6549 (point) NLO
Map sheet	TQ96NE
County	KENT
District	SWALE, KENT
Civil Parish	TONGE, SWALE, KENT

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Full Description

Registration No. ROCHESTER 81851 Precise coordinates not available, last known location of vessel reported by Society for Spritsail Barge Research. George was built at Murston in 1879, and rebuilt in 1903 as a yacht. She was owned by Smeed Dean . She is noted a house barge then hulk and as being broken up around 1960. Date reported broken up taken as date of loss (1). Site photograph (2).

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

<2> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9433.

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<1> SKE6419 Bibliographic reference: Society for Spiritsail Barge Research. 1996. The last berth of the sailorman. 9.5.h., Page Nos. N/a.
<2> SWX9433 Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4119. print.