Lydia Eva (steam drifter)
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image=Steam Drifter Lydia Eva.jpg |Ship caption=Lydia Eva}} {{Infobox ship career |Hide header= |Ship name=Lydia Eva |Ship country=United Kingdom |Ship flag={{shipboxflag|United Kingdom|cival}} |Ship owner=*Harry Eastick of Gorleston-on-Sea.
|Ship operator=Lydia Eva and Mincarlo Charitable Trust Ltd. |Ship registry=Great Yarmouth |Ship route= |Ship ordered= |Ship builder= Kings Lynn Slipway Co. Ltd. |Ship original cost= |Ship yard number= |Ship way number= |Ship laid down=1930 |Ship launched= |Ship completed= |Ship christened= |Ship acquired= |Ship maiden voyage= |Ship in service=Regular experience / passenger days |Ship out of service= |Ship identification= Port Number YH89 |Ship fate= |Ship status=Museum ship |Ship notes= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption= |Ship class=Sidewinder trawler |Ship tonnage=138 grt 64 net |Ship displacement= |Ship length= {{convert|95|ft|m|abbr=on}} |Ship beam={{convert|20.6|ft|m|abbr=on}} |Ship height= |Ship draught= |Ship draft= |Ship depth= {{convert|9.8|ft|m|abbr=on}} |Ship decks= |Ship deck clearance= |Ship ramps= |Ship ice class= |Ship sail plan= |Ship power=*Engine: 1930, Crabtree & Co. (R.H. Hutchinson), Triple Expansion, 10" + 17" + 28" x 20".
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Lydia Eva is the last surviving steam drifter of the herring fishing fleet based in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.Ordnance Survey (2005). OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads. {{ISBN|0-319-23769-9}}. The Great Yarmouth herring fleet had made the town the major herring port in the world in the early part of the 20th century. She is listed as part of the National Historic Fleet. She famously appeared in the film Wonka.{{Cite web |title=Great Yarmouth boat Lydia Eva features in new Wonka film |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpr3jqjyvj5o |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=www.bbc.com}}
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External links
- [https://www.lydiaevamincarlo.com/ Lydia Eva and Mincarlo Charitable Trust Limited] - official museum site
File:Lydia Eva Steam Drifter.jpg
File:Triple Expansion Steam Engine.jpg
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Category:Museum ships in the United Kingdom
Category:Fishing vessels of the United Kingdom