Lydia Eva (steam drifter)

Lydia Eva
History
United Kingdom
Name	Lydia Eva
Owner	Harry Eastick of Gorleston-on-Sea. Mr. Geoffrey Banes of Caenarvonshire Yacht Company. Maritime Trust. Lydia Eva Charitable Trust Ltd.
Operator	Lydia Eva and Mincarlo Charitable Trust Ltd.
Port of registry	Great Yarmouth
Builder	Kings Lynn Slipway Co. Ltd.
Laid down	1930
In service	Regular experience / passenger days
Identification	Port Number YH89
Status	Museum ship
General characteristics
Class & type	Sidewinder trawler
Tonnage	138 grt 64 net
Length	95 ft (29 m)
Beam	20.6 ft (6.3 m)
Depth	9.8 ft (3.0 m)
Installed power	Engine: 1930, Crabtree & Co. (R.H. Hutchinson), Triple Expansion, 10" + 17" + 28" x 20". Boiler: 1961, Stockton Chemical Engineers & Riley Boilers Ltd., RT Scotch.

Lydia Eva is the last surviving steam drifter of the herring fishing fleet based in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. ^[1] 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. ^[2]

References

1. Ordnance Survey (2005). OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads. ISBN   0-319-23769-9.
2. "Great Yarmouth boat Lydia Eva features in new Wonka film". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 31 December 2023.

External links

• Lydia Eva and Mincarlo Charitable Trust Limited - official museum site

Lydia Eva at Great Yarmouth

The steam engine

52°36′20″N1°43′29″E / 52.605481°N 1.724650°E / 52.605481; 1.724650