SS Robin
correct grade used for listed building (via WP:JWB)
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'''SS ''Robin''''' is a 350 [[gross register tonnage|gross registered ton]] (GRT) steam [[Coastal trading vessel|coaster]], a class of [[steamship]] designed for carrying bulk and general cargoes in coastal waters, and the oldest complete example in the world. One of a pair of coasters built in [[Bow Creek (England)|Bow Creek]], [[London]] in 1890, the ship was built for British owners, but spent most of her long working life on the Spanish coast as ''Maria''. |
'''SS ''Robin''''' is a 350 [[gross register tonnage|gross registered ton]] (GRT) steam [[Coastal trading vessel|coaster]], a class of [[steamship]] designed for carrying bulk and general cargoes in coastal waters, and the oldest complete example in the world. One of a pair of coasters built in [[Bow Creek (England)|Bow Creek]], [[London]] in 1890, the ship was built for British owners, but spent most of her long working life on the Spanish coast as ''Maria''. |
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In 1974, she was purchased for restoration as ''Robin'' and is listed by [[National Historic Ships]] as part of the [[National Historic Fleet]] (the nautical equivalent of a [[Grade |
In 1974, she was purchased for restoration as ''Robin'' and is listed by [[National Historic Ships]] as part of the [[National Historic Fleet]] (the nautical equivalent of a [[Grade I listed Building]]). She is situated at [[Trinity Buoy Wharf]] in east London, opening as the SS ''Robin'' museum, theatre and educational centre in 2014. |
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