 Cambria, Standard Quay in Faversham
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| Name | Cambria |
| Owner | Cambria Trust |
| Operator | Cambria Trust |
| Builder | Everard, Greenhithe |
| Status | Museum barge open to the public, used for young person sail training. |
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The spritsail barge SB Cambria was a sister to the spritsail SB Hibernia which was lost off the coast of Norfolk on the evening of 9/10 November 1937.
It was the last Thames sailing barge, to trade entirely under sail, she was owned by Captain A. W. (Bob) Roberts . Roberts sailed the Cambria for more than twenty years, and gained a reputation for hard sailing and fast passages in other Everard barges.
Cambria's last mate was Dick Durham from Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, with whom Bob carried the last freight under sail alone: 100 tons of cattle cake from Tilbury Dock to Ipswich in October 1970. Dick wrote Bob Roberts' biography: The Last Sailorman. [1]
The SB Cambria is currently being restored by the 'Cambria Trust'.
On 6th September 2007, Cambria came to Standard Quay in Faversham for restoration and rebuilding. [2]
Her funded restoration will cost a £1.4 million with help from the National Lottery.<ref>Henley, Jon (10 January 2011). "Standard Quay: going against the grain". The Guardian. London: The Guardian. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
References
- ^ Durham, Dick (1990). The Last Sailorman. London: Terence Dalton. p. 168. ISBN 978-0861380671.
- ^ Atkin, Gavin. "Famous Thames sailing barge Cambria comes to Faversham for restoration". intheboatshed.net. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
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