Old sailing Barge is Children's adventure school. Set Sailing from her mooring at tower pier at the weekend with a dozen school children aboard, was the Thaleatta - a 150-ton sailing barge once used to carry malt from Ireland. Now the thelatta has been turned into an adventure training ship for young people by the east coast seil trust, which rescued the bartge from destruction. The 90ft long thalatts was built at Harwich is 1906 of English oak and pitch pine decks. During the 1914918 war she was used by the Navy as a fleet supply vessel, and also did valuable work in the 1939-45 war. The thalatte ended trading in 1966 and was later acquired by the trust in conjunction with the London borough of Redbidge for use as a school ship. Since then she has carried more than 1,500 boys and girls and sailed more than 12,000 miles in and around the themes. photo shows Capt. John Kemp, Master of the "Schoolship" thalatta which has already taken more than 1,500 youngsters on voyages of adventure, giving orders to his crew as the 150-ton former themas sailing barge passed silver-town on her way to Maldon.
Photo measures 10.25 x 8 inches.
Photo is dated 11-11-1972.
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