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History
Built in 1936 by Yarwoods of Northwich for Fellows Morton & Clayton, TROUT is a josher of iron construction and a Kelvin J4 diesel engine, 44 hp. She carried cargo for Fellows Morton & Clayton and was then taken over by British Waterways. In the 1960s, she was sold to a private buyer. She is the last of the 18 boats of the Fish class built for Fellows Morton & Clayton.
Key dates
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1936
Built by Yarwoods of Northwich for Fellows Morton & Clayton
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1948
Sold to B.T.C. (D. & I.W.E.) and allocated to North Western Division
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1951
Re-engined with 15 hp diesel unit to allow towing of butty boat
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1958
Registered with Northwich Urban Sanitary Authority
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1963
Ownership transferred to British Waterways Board
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1964-67
Hired to Williow Wren Canal Transport Services Ltd of Southall
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1968
Hired to Anderton Carrying Co. Ltd of Northwich, Cheshire
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1975
Sold to private buyer and converted to residential boat
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1999
In use and based at Shardlow, Derbyshire
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