''Terror'' was an open sailing boat built around 1890 and used for conveying
oysters
Oyster is the common name for a number of different families of salt-water bivalve molluscs that live in marine or brackish habitats. In some species, the valves are highly calcified, and many are somewhat irregular in shape. Many, but not al ...
around
Chichester Harbour
Chichester Harbour is a large natural harbour in West Sussex and Hampshire. It is situated to the south-west of the city of Chichester and to the north of the Solent. The harbour and surrounding land has been designated as an Area of Outstandin ...
. It is believed to have been one of a number built by Foster's in
Emsworth
Emsworth is a town in the Borough of Havant in the county of Hampshire, England, near the border of West Sussex and located at by the south coast of England. It lies at the north end of an arm of Chichester Harbour, a large and shallow inlet fr ...
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
until the fisheries rapid decline after 1902.
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
External links
Chichester Harbour ConservancyThe Emsworth Heritage Project
Oyster boat Terror website
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Fishing vessels of the United Kingdom