Although we don't know the exact reason why Lowestoft trawler LT472 was named "Excelsior", it was certainly a popular name in Victorian culture, but with perhaps a surprising American connection.

A short poem written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in 1841.

Bill Calladine, one of Britain's foremost marine artists, has produced a wonderful painting of "Excelsior" at work as she would have been in the 1920s.

The history of "Excelsior" is inextricably linked to the story of Lowestoft and the East Coast fishing industry.

Attention to detail and accuracy during "Excelsior's" rebuild has earned her special recognition amongst maritime historians.