Wreck at Orford (Alde) - origin?

[Shearwater]

Downstream of the quay at Orford is a decaying, yet highly photogenic wreck, complete with samphire and weed growing happily within the hull. Possibly a one-time ferry serving the island during the war but perhaps someone knows more?

 

[westernman]

 

[Shearwater]

If you need a photo then you don't know the wreck. My photo is too large to upload.

 

[westernman]

If you need a photo then you don't know the wreck. My photo is too large to upload.

I don't know the wreck.
Someone told me it is photogenic.
I would love to see a photo.

If the photo is too large, then reduce it in size - e.g. by converting to .jpg with a lower quality factor.

 

[tidclacy]

Steamboat up hi-res stock photography and images - Page 9 - Alamy

This may help

 

[tidclacy]

Abandoned boat orford suffolk hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy
Sorry try this

 

[Seashoreman]

Downstream of the quay at Orford is a decaying, yet highly photogenic wreck, complete with samphire and weed growing happily within the hull. Possibly a one-time ferry serving the island during the war but perhaps someone knows more?

I am very much a regular on that river and have seen this and more wrecks in that area. I truly don't think
there is any 'common knowledge' as to what this boat was. It would need very local knowledge and truthfully that
is getting less and less as Orford is bereft of old timers. Its a holiday town these days.
The Ness used MOD heavy duty ferries as far as I am aware, vehicle transport style and its only fairly recently gone
into National Trust ownership. Not an expert but I know a few.

 

[Aquaboy]

Guinevere still operates to take vehicles over.

 

[Tomahawk]

It's a funny old world. Abaondoned and decaying boats become part of the eco system providing a habitat for anything that can shelter on them. Yet these days they have to be removed to portect the eco system.

 

[ex-Gladys]

... except for the plastic ones...

 

[tillergirl]

It's a funny old world. Abaondoned and decaying boats become part of the eco system providing a habitat for anything that can shelter on them. Yet these days they have to be removed to portect the eco system.

Quite.

P1010319 by Roger Gaspar, on Flickr

This, in the pre-woke era.

 

[SC35]

If you need a photo then you don't know the wreck. My photo is too large to upload.

1.) Wrecks weren't always wrecks. They were once floating boats that might have been somewhere entirely different.

2.) Shrink the photo first before uploading.

 

[Keith 66]

The small red topped hull with three portholes looks very much like an ex RN or Dockyard Boom boat, they were approx 18 - 19ft, tubby little craft built to shift anti submarine booms about & other dockyard work. They were clinker built below with carvel topsides so they didnt get caught up on things. Many were converted into workboats & there are still a few left.