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}}{{Infobox ship career | Hide header= | Ship name=*Excelsior (1921–1935) | Ship country=England | UK|civil}} | Ship owner=The Excelsior Trust | Ship operator= | Ship registry=Lowestoft | Ship route= | Ship ordered= | Ship builder=John Chambers, Lowestoft | Ship original cost= | Ship yard number= | Ship way number= | Ship laid down= | Ship launched=1921 | Ship completed=1921 | Ship christened= | Ship acquired=1983 (by Excelsior Trust) | Ship maiden voyage= | Ship in service=1921-1936 (as fishing smack) | Ship out of service= | 232004296}} | Ship fate= | Ship status=In service | Ship notes=
}}{{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header= | Header caption= | Ship class=Fishing smack | Ship tonnage=55.36 tonnes | Ship displacement= | 23.5|m|abbr=on}} | 5.9|m|abbr=on}} | Ship height= | 3|m|abbr=on}} | Ship depth= | Ship decks= | Ship deck clearance= | Ship sail plan= | Ship power=Diesel | Ship propulsion=Sail | Ship speed= | Ship capacity=17 | Ship crew=5 | Ship notes=Currently used in sail training
}} | Excelsior is an authentically restored fishing smack of the Lowestoft fishing fleet and a member of the National Historic Fleet.[1] She was built by John Chambers of Lowestoft in 1921 and worked until 1936 before being converted into a motor coaster.[2] In 2011 Excelsior celebrated her 90th birthday.[3] During her time as a motor coaster she was known as Svinor and worked mainly in Norwegian waters before returning to Lowestoft in 1972.[1]She measures {{convert|23|m}} long[1] with a beam of {{convert|5.9|m}} and is ketch rigged and is the last traditional sailing trawler able to tow a full-sized traditional trawl net.[2] Excelsior was restored in 1989 and operates as a sail training vessel based out of Lowestoft, able to accommodate up to 17 people, including 12 trainees or passengers.[2] See also - Mincarlo - last surviving Lowestoft Sidewinder fishing trawler.
References 1. ^1 2 {{cite web |url=http://www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk/ships_register.php?action=ship&id=447 |title=Excelsior |website=National Historic Ships |accessdate=2011-04-21}}
2. ^1 2 {{cite web |url=http://www.cirdansailing.com/vessels/excelsior.pdf |format=pdf |title=Excelsior |website=The Cirdan Sailing Trust |date=1 March 2007 |accessdate=2011-04-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323003136/http://www.cirdansailing.com/vessels/excelsior.pdf |archive-date=2012-03-23}}
3. ^{{cite news |last=Carroll |first=Anthony |date=15 April 2011 |url=http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/photo_gallery_excelsior_sets_sail_from_lowestoft_to_enjoy_her_birthday_1_866554 |title=Excelsior sets sail to from Lowestoft to enjoy her birthday |newspaper=Eastern Daily Press}}
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