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Maritime museums · East of England

Mincarlo

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Mincarlo in England East, United Kingdom.

Pleasure craft in the South Basin - geograph.org.uk - 4364366

Adrian S Pye — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit
2 h–3 h
  • Family-friendly
  • Limited wheelchair access

About

Mincarlo is a preserved museum ship in England East, United Kingdom — a vessel of historic significance preserved as a public visitor attraction. Britain's museum ships span Tudor warships (Mary Rose), tea clippers (Cutty Sark), Victorian battleships (HMS Warrior) and 20th-century submarines.

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From the Wikipedia article

Mincarlo is the last surviving sidewinder fishing trawler of the Lowestoft fishing fleet. She is also the last surviving fishing vessel built in Lowestoft, with an engine made in the town.

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Background

Architecture

The Mincarlo was built in the Brooke Marine yards in the Suffolk town of Lowestoft. in 1961. She was one of three sister ships built for W.H. Podd Ltd. The other two ships were called Bryher and Rosevear, and along with Mincarlo were named by the Podd family after small islands which make up part of the Isles of Scilly of the Cornish coast. Each of the vessels cost £75,600.

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Coordinates
52.4720, 1.7526
County
Suffolk
District
East Suffolk
Parish
Lowestoft
Postcode
NR33 0AE
Parliamentary constituency
Lowestoft

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Mincarlo?
Mincarlo is in Suffolk, East of England, United Kingdom (postcode NR33 0AE), in the parish of Lowestoft.
Who owns Mincarlo?
Mincarlo is owned by |registry=Lowestoft.
How do I get to Mincarlo?
Drivers can navigate to postcode NR33 0AE. It sits within the Lowestoft parliamentary constituency.