Cedar | National Historic Ships

Registration number 1433

Status Registered

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Details

Function Cargo Vessel

Subfunction Narrow Boat

Location Grand Union Canal

Vessel type Butty

Current use Private use

Available to hire No

Available for excursions No

Construction

Builder Yarwood, W J & Sons Ltd, Northwich

Built in 1935

Hull material Iron

Rig None

Number of decks 1

Propulsion Towed

Primary engine type None

Boiler type None

Boilermaker None

Dimensions

Breadth: Beam

6.98 feet (2.13m)

Depth

2.98 feet (0.91m)

Length: Overall

70.46 feet (21.49m)

History

CEDAR was built in September 1935 by W. J. Yarwood & Sons at their yard on the River Weaver in Northwich, Cheshire. The order from the Erewash Canal Carrying Company was for two motor and butty pairs, four boats in all. The motor built with CEDAR was CYPRUS.

CEDAR's hull is made of riveted wrought iron. When built in 1935 the bottom would have been 3 inch thick elm. In the days before arc welding became easy and reliable, it was far easier, and cheaper too, to replace a worn wooden bottom, bolted in, than an iron one, riveted in. On CEDAR some time in the past, this elm was replaced with steel.