Last Ship of the Line ; the Steel, Three-Masted Barque Favell, Launched in 1895, Was the Last Square-Rigged Sailing Ship to Be Built in Bristol's Floating Harbour.
Evening Post (Bristol, UK) › May 20, 2008
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The steel, three-masted barque Favell, launched in 1895, was the last square-rigged sailing ship to be built in Bristol's Floating Harbour.
She had no engine but was, by all accounts, a graceful, trim craft - not old-fashioned but incorporating all the latest technical improvements in sailing ship design.See the full content of this document
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Last Ship of the Line ; the Steel, Three-Masted Barque Favell, Launched in 1895, Was the Last Square-Rigged Sailing Ship to Be Built in Bristol's Floating Harbour.
The vessel would be sailing, after all, in direct competition with the latest developments in steamships.
The Fa...See the full content of this document
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