Key details

Current boat name
n/a
Boat class
6906
Function
Sports and Leisure
Type
Canoe

Dimensions and specifications

Length (m / ft)
4.9 / 16ft 1in
Beam (m / ft)
0.81 / 2ft 7in
Propulsion
Paddle

Design and build

Designer
Traditional
Date of build
early 20th C
Place of build
North America

Current status

Present use
Museum/NMMC

History

This wooden canoe was one of many imported into this country in the early 1900s from North America by Rowland Ward & Co. and sold through large London stores. The heavy decoration is not typical of canoes in North America but appealed to the European market. The boat was presented to NMM by Mr Gavin Astor, proprietor of Times Newspapers. October 2007