Registration number 2671
Status Registered
a12admin
Rosena - bow
Rosena - deck
Rosena - port side view
Rosena - starboard bow
Rosena - starboard view

Details

Function Fishing Vessel
Location Brightlingsea
Current use Ongoing conservation
Available to hire No
Available for excursions No

Construction

Builder Aldous & Sons, Brightlingsea
Built in 1898
Hull material Wood
Rig Gaff - Other
Number of decks 1
Number of masts 1
Primary engine type None
Boiler type None
Boilermaker None

Dimensions

Air Draft
50.00 feet (15.24m)
Depth
5.00 feet (1.52m)
Breadth: Beam
10.00 feet (3.05m)
Length: Overall
34.00 feet (10.36m)

History

ROSENA is an historic smack, known to the local boating community in Brightlingsea since she was built in 1898 by Aldous.  She was a significant part of the fishing fleet with the Drake family in Tollesbury.

One previous owner in 1961 was a Jim Lawrence, the famous sail-maker and bargeman.  She was also owned by Max Monsarrat who wanted to sail her to Australia.

Since the late 1960s, ROSENA has been left in various Essex berths e.g Heybridge basin, Woodbridge, St. Osyth with very little care being taken of her.  In 2013 she has been rescued from the mud and is under cover at Aldous Dock. The aim is to encourage local craftsmen to help rebuild her and generate interest in the vessel's history and sustainability within the local community.

Own this vessel?

If you are the owner of this vessel and would like to provide more details or updated information, please contact info@nationalhistoricships.org.uk