Key details
- Current boat name
- Firebird
- Boat class
- 7540
- Function
- Sports and Leisure
- Type
Dimensions and specifications
- Length (m / ft)
- 8.64 / 28ft 4in
- Beam (m / ft)
- 1.85 / 6ft 1in
- Leeward
- Keel
- Propulsion
- Steam
Design and build
- Date of build
- 1954
- Place of build
- Cookham
Current status
- Present use
- Sailing
History
Hull built by Wottens of Cookham in 1954 for J B Hickey as a replica of his original Firebird hull built at Hampton about 1904. Her 1900c Mumford built 2 clyinder compound steam engine and most of the original fittings were incorporated into the new hull. Used since 1991 on the River Stour in Suffolk, she attended the Thames traditional Boat Rally in 2009 and 2010. GH August 2010