Length 29 m | Laid down 1930 Construction started 1930 | |
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Name Lydia Eva.HMS Watchmoor Owner Harry Eastick of Gorleston-on-Sea.Mr. Geoffrey Banes of Caenarvonshire Yacht Company.Maritime Trust.Lydia Eva Charitable Trust Ltd. Operator Lydia Eva and Mincarlo Charitable Trust Ltd. Builder Kings Lynn Slipway Co. Ltd. | ||
The Lydia Eva is the last surviving steam drifter of the herring fishing fleet based in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. The Great Yarmouth herring fleet had made the town the major herring port in the world in the early part of the 20th century. She is listed as part of the National Historic Fleet.
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