SB Adieu explained

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

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. They were built at Mistley.

The Horlocks steel barges- the seven sisters!Name !!Active !!Built !!Tons !!Official no. !!Current owner

	Yes	1924	69	145404	David Pollock
Portlight	No	1925	68	145405	Landbreach Ltd
	Yes	1926	68	145408	Tim Kent
	Yes	1929	79	161033	Topsail Charters Ltd
Adieu	Yes	1929	79	161035	Iolo Brooks
	No	1930	79	161038	(destroyed)
Resourceful	No	1930	77	161039	I & R Stubbs
Ref^[1]	As of 2016

References

Bibliography

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kent. Tim. Xylonite and her sisters - XYLONITE. XYLONITE. 22 March 2018. Ref: