Registration number
2419
Status
Archived
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Details
Function
Cargo Vessel
Subfunction
Barge
Location
Purton
Vessel type
Stem Head Ferro Concrete Barge
Current use
None
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Info required
Yes
Web address
www.friendsofpurton.org.uk
Construction
Builder
Wates Building Group Limited, Barrow in Furness
Built in
1941
Hull material
Ferro-concrete
Rig
None
Number of decks
1
Propulsion
Towed
Primary engine type
None
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
21.51 feet
(6.56m)
Depth
8.20 feet
(2.50m)
Length: Overall
85.25 feet
(26.00m)
History
FCB 67 is one of thirty nine such vessels built during World War II. These concrete barges were the test beds for the Mulberry Harbour temporary and portable harbour system for the D Day landings. FCB 67 was beached at Purton as part of the River Severn Gloucester and Sharpness canal foreshore strengthening scheme which commenced in 1909. FCB 67 was one of the prefabricated concrete vessels built to aid inland waterway freight during the war years to release wood and metal vessels for military use.
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