Registration number
1634
Status
Registered
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Details
Function
Cargo Vessel
Subfunction
Coastal
Location
Wakefield
Vessel type
Sheffield Keel
Current use
Private use
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Construction
Builder
Scarr, Joseph & Sons, Beverley
Built in
1894
Hull material
Iron
Rig
None
Number of decks
1
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
13.77 feet
(4.20m)
Depth
3.28 feet
(1.00m)
Length: Overall
59.02 feet
(18.00m)
Tonnage: Gross
60.00
History
SWIFT is a Sheffield Keel built by Joseph Scarr at Beverley in 1894. She was originally used as a steamer by the Chatterton Brothers at Brigg and carried grain between Hull and Brigg. Her steam engine was replaced by a diesel engine, installed by the Flixborough Shipping Company.
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