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The Terror (boat)
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Chichester Harbour
Chichester Harbour is a large natural harbour to the south west of the city of Chichester on the Solent. It straddles the boundary of West Sussex and Hampshire. Geographically it is a ria. It is one of four natural harbours in that area of the coastline, the others being Portsmouth Harbour,...
. It is believed to have been one of a number built by Foster's in Emsworth
Emsworth
Emsworth is a large village the south coast of England, situated on the Hampshire side of the border between Hampshire and West Sussex. The village lies at the north end of an arm of Chichester Harbour, a large but shallow inlet of the English Channel....
in c1880. Around 29 ft (8.83 m) long, 9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) in beam and 2 ft 6 in (76.2 cm) deep, The Terror was used in the oyster fishery of Chichester Harbour until its rapid decline after 1902.
She had a number of private owners throughout the 20th century until purchased in 2004 by Chichester Harbour Conservancy and restored at Dolphin quay Boat Yard, Emsworth, with the help of a lottery grant. The restoration was completed and the boat was re-launched in September 2006. From May 2007, the Terror will be sailing once again from Emsworth and will give public trips to experience life as an oyster fisherman first hand.