Torqeedo repowers the Queen’s Rowbarge "Gloriana'

German electric-motor company Torqeedo says it was approached in 2016 to discuss re-powering Gloriana, the Queen’s Rowbarge. It recommended twin Torqeedo Deep Blue 40 Saildrive motors, along with two pairs of battery packs. These have now been installed in time to meet Gloriana’s key spring program of events.

Lord Sterling, Chairman of the Gloriana Trust, commissioned and underwrote the building of Gloriana in 2011 as a long-term legacy for HM Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012. Evidently, he's pretty comfortable choosing the German electric motors for Betty Windsor's boat.

"Torqeedo enjoys a very high reputation in the fast-growing electric propulsion industry both for quality and delivery of service.

"As a high-profile Royal vessel in use on the Thames, Gloriana’s ‘green’ credentials are even more important in these times of the increasing need to improve the environment.

"My colleagues look forward to working together with Torqeedo in the coming years."

Gloriana was crafted using traditional British timber. She is 90 feet long and rowed by 18 oarsmen.

The stunning Royal vessel flies the Royal and City standards, along with the traditional flags of the United Kingdom, and carries 16 crests representing the Realms of the Commonwealth.

For more information about Gloriana, the Queen’s Royal Rowbarge, see this excellent website for the stunning craft.

But as far as we know, there are no plan for a casting deck, rod holders and side scanning sounder yet.