Terror (boat)
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Terror was an open sailing boat built around 1890 and used for conveying oysters around Chichester Harbour. It is believed to have been one of a number built by Foster's in Emsworth c. 1890.
History
At around 29 ft (8.83 m) long, 9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) in beam and 2 ft 6 in (76.2 cm) deep, Terror was used in the oyster fishery of Chichester Harbour as a lighter to transport oysters from larger vessels to the shore{{cite web |title=As the last example of an open-decked working sail boat from Emsworth's Oyster industry, Terror's past is a long one. |url=https://oysterboatterror.org.uk/history/ |website=Oyster Boat Terror |access-date=1 January 2022}} until the fisheries rapid decline after 1902.{{cite news | last = Williams | first = Eleanor | title = Oyster boat back on the water | work = BBC News | date = September 8, 2006 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/hampshire/5321674.stm }}{{cite news | last = Martin | first = James | title = Information for Boat Yard | newspaper = Washington Post | date = May 13, 2010 | url = http://www.jonesboatyard.co.uk }}
She had a number of private owners throughout the 20th century until purchased in 2004 by Chichester Harbour Conservancy and restored at Dolphin quay Boat Yard, Emsworth, with the help of a lottery grant. The restoration was completed and the boat was re-launched in September 2006. From May 2007, Terror will be sailing once again from Emsworth and will give public trips to experience life as an oyster fisherman first-hand.
The boat is now managed by the Friends of Chichester Harbour and run by a volunteer committee.
References
{{cite web |url=http://www.conservancy.co.uk/out/terror.asp |title=Terror - Emsworth Oyster Boat |accessdate=2007-05-11 |format= |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070205001243/http://www.conservancy.co.uk/out/terror.asp |archivedate = 2007-02-05}}
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External links
- [http://www.conservancy.co.uk/ Chichester Harbour Conservancy]
- [http://www.emsworthheritageproject.org.uk/ The Emsworth Heritage Project]
- [http://www.oysterboatterror.org.uk Oyster boat Terror website]
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