A Keel is a sailing vessel with a single mast which is square rigged.

The Keels built at Burton Stather would be Humber Keels, a type of barge common to the region. These carried cargoes in the Humber and its tributaries, mainly in the canals inland, rarely venturing out to sea

Burton Stather Heritage Group

1832 Removed from Lloyds List

A painting of a typical Humber Keel