Skip navigation links

Name: Grimsby

Certificate number: 1987

Status:

Registered

Function:

Cargo Vessel

Sub Functional Area:

Narrow Boat

Type:

Butty Boat

Location:

Fradley Junction, Trent & Mersey Canal, England

Current use:

Up for Sale

  • Length Overall:

    21.83 metres (71.60 feet)

  • Gross Tonnage:

    22.00

  • Draught:

    0.98 metres (3.20 feet)

  • Maximum Breadth:

    2.13 metres (7.00 feet)
Grimsby - Grimsby

Web address

Builder

History

GRIMSBY was built as a butty in 1910 by Fellows, Morton & Clayton Ltd. and towed in 1942-1943 by MONARCH. In 1955, she was sold to Willow Wren and her name changed to TEAL. She was then paired with QUAIL in May 1956 and carried coal from Cannock Colliery to Nestles Chocolate factory at Hayes, Middlesex.

She was used by the Australian Government Canned Fruit Board in 1960 and, as a publicity exercise, took a consignment of canned fruit from Paddington to Castlefields Wharf, stopping off at various points en route to deliver the cargo.

Ansells Brewery of Birmingham owned her from 1964 until 1983. They re-named her SQUIRREL and set her up as a floating pub. She was then bought by Chiltern Chuggers and her name reverted to the original GRIMSBY. Her current owner acquired her in 2004.

These brief histories are compiled from details supplied by vessel owners and enthusiasts and from various reference works. National Historic Ships would be grateful for any corrections of facts or additional information for inclusion. Please contact ron.ellis@nationalhistoricships.org.uk

Subsequent developments

February 2008: Since June 2005, GRIMSBY has been paired with MONARCH, thus re-uniting them after 62 years. Source; current owner

Previous names

Bibliography