Bream | National Historic Ships

Registration number 2121

Status Registered

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BREAM in Cassiobury Park, stern view port side

BREAM at Hunton Bridge, stern view starboard side

Photo Comp 2012 entry: Bream - passes the avenue of sail on the morning of the Jubilee Pageant 3rd June 2012

Details

Function Service Vessel

Subfunction Icebreaker

Location Tamworth

Vessel type Canal Tug

Current use Private use

Available to hire No

Available for excursions No

Construction

Builder Yarwood, W J & Sons Ltd, Northwich

Built in 1932

Hull material Steel

Rig None

Number of decks 1

Propulsion Motor

Number of engines 1

Primary engine type Inboard diesel

Boiler type None

Boilermaker None

Dimensions

Breadth: Beam

7.00 feet (2.14m)

Depth

3.30 feet (1.01m)

Length: Overall

45.00 feet (13.73m)

History

Built in 1932 by Yarwoods of Northwich for Fellows Morton & Clayton, a narrowboat, converted to an icebreaker/tug in 1961. Prior to conversion BREAM was a very fast single motor with an extended hold. The conversion consisted of removal of the hold and fore end and the riveting on of a section of an LMS day boat.

BREAM is one of the few survivors of boats that were specially created from earlier boats at a time when costs of new craft were prohibitive. Most other short craft created at that time, including the hold and fore end from BREAM have subsequently been converted back to become full length replicas of the original craft.