The Nautical Encyclopedia

Patterson’s Illustrated Nautical Encyclopedia — Howard Patterson, 1891

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Wherry

Sea Terms

A small rowing boat. Also a small sailing boat used for fishing.

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2026 Editor's Note: The Thames wherry — the water-taxi of old London — survives in rowing clubs and in Norfolk's sailing wherries, preserved and chartered today. See wherry. (Ed: BR 2026-06-29)

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