Shallow draft, wide beam, cutter rigged fishing vessel used primarily for shrimping in the Thames and Medway estuaries until the early 20th century. Its rig differed from that of the "smacks" because it lacked a boom on the mainsail, so it could be easily furled when working with trawls. The hull featured a sharp water inlet that quickly widened to a fairly wide beam at mast height, and thanks to the powerful hull sections, the bawley could spread her large sails even in a fairly strong breeze.
The name bawley probably derives from the onboard stove with cauldron used to 'bawl' (Essex slang for “boil”) shrimp immediately after they were caught.
The bawleys left each morning for the sea and returned in time to put their catch on the afternoon freight train that carried it to the markets. To do this, they were equipped with a winch and a strong manual windlass that made it possible to unload the catch on land anywhere in the port.
Length: 11.60 m.
Beam: 4.0 m.
Draft: 1.50 m.
Mast height from deck: 15.20 m.
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