The Lydia Eva - Great Yarmouth by escafeld
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Description
The Lydia Eva is the last surviving example of the steam drifters that plied their trade from Great Yarmouth in the early part of the century, making the town the herring capital of the world.
The Lydia Eva and Mincarlo Charitable Trust Ltd has restored the vessel as a floating museum of the herring fishing industry.
Built in 1930 by Kings Lynn Slipway Co. Ltd.
Length - 95 feet
Breadth - 20.6 feet
Depth - 9.8 feet
Gross Tonnage - 138 tonnes
Net Tonnage - 64 Tonnes
Registry - Port Number YH89
She was the last vessel to be built at the Kings Lynn yard. Having been towed directly to Great Yarmouth after her launch, she was fitted out with her engine, boiler and machinery at Crabtrees and undertook her first sea-going trial on July 22nd 1930.
Scanned in from a 6x4 print
Comments (15)
LICORNEDECRISTAL
tres belle photo ....superbe angle de prise ...j aime beaucoup!!!!
CDBrugg
lovely shot
Tedz
An excellent Starboard perspective....all aboard!
cynlee
very nice pov :]
soulofharmony
excellent pov.... superb capture sighs what has happened to kings lynn gt yarmouth lowestoft hull... all these once industrailised places.. sighes... beautiful nostalgic composition excellent... wonder what charles dickens would make of modern gt yarmouth...sighes
logiloglu
it must be an adventure. a charcaterful detail photography !!!!!!!! #:O) !!!!!!!!
diomedes66
This is quite an excellent scan and absolutely wonderful photo-journalism; keep them coming please! Well done!
Enmos
Wonderful compo and shot, well done !!
weesel
This is the sort of shot modelers drool over. I believe those are coal scuttles in the deck. Something one rarely would think of for modeling. A very nice capture of a very nice vessel. :-)
b2amphot
Perfect shot angle... catches a bit of everything, even the deck planking. Great shot.
sossy
wonderful and impressive capture! perfect POV and interesting info! ;o)))
MossSphere
An interesting view, like the detail you've captured of the woodwork on the cabin and the deck.
francinechristophe
Really impressive ! Superb shot !
korborak
Very interesting and nice pov! She is beautiful!
ebsmooth
outstanding pov, color and detail!!! very well done!!!