Postcard of the Month: June 2021
/HC Christensen of Marstal
This unposted Spry picture shows HC Christensen of Marstal (from the Danish island of Ærø in the Baltic Sea) in 1925. She is departing Littlehampton Harbour in ballast, as can be seen from how high in the water she is riding. By this time, towage of departing sailing vessels was done by one or more of the resident trip boats, probably a Britannia in this photograph. Some other small vessels are involved, including the white hulled pilot boat running alongside, and another small craft for rope handling and recovery.
After WW1, sailing ships of this size were a rarer sight than before, as the war had claimed large numbers of the vulnerable craft.
Further information about HC Christensen can be found in the Sailing Vessels section on this site.