Skippers Brooks 1894 Quantrill 1914 . Damaged WW2 by incendiary bomb 1941 in Ipswich & hulked outside Orvis yard in Ipswich. Hulk Visible LW Springs. There was another barge by this name which capsized 1966 off Maplin.
Google Earth – Hulk of Excelsior. Note Excelsior is the faint top hulk, the lower is an old lifting barge.
Excelsior Hulk at Ipswich
Hulk of Excelsior at Ipswich- WHG photo
| Main trade | Cement |
| Name | Excelsior |
| Port of Registry | Maldon |
| Off. No. | 68319 |
| Tonnage | 48 |
| Tonnage system | 0 |
| Where built | Sittingbourne |
| Builder | Shrubsall |
| When built | 1879 |
| Length ft. | 74.2 |
| Beam ft. | 18.3 |
| Draught ft. | 5.3 |
| Changes | 0 |
| Rig/Hull | 0 |
| Owners | Mason 1888, Cranfield 1912 |
| History | Skippers Brooks 1894 Quantrill .There was another by the same name. Damaged WW2 by incendiary bomb 1941 in Ipswich & hulked outside Orvis yard in Ipswich. Hulk Visible LW Springs. Another by this name which capsized 1966 off Maplin. |
| OS Ref | 0 |
| Location | 0 |
