Details
Function
Cargo Vessel
Subfunction
Narrow Boat
Location
Kings Cross
Vessel type
Town Class Large Woolwich
Current use
Private use
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Construction
Builder
Harland & Wolff Ltd, Belfast
Built in
1936
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
7.05 feet
(2.15m)
Depth
3.33 feet
(1.02m)
Length: Overall
72.25 feet
(22.04m)
History
Built in 1936 by Harland & Wolff, Belfast, a narrowboat of steel construction with a Perkins diesel engine model 4.107. A barge of the Large Woolwich class built for the Grand Union Canal Carrying Company to carry coal on the Grand Union Canal. A steel cabin was added in the 1980s. In 2003 major restoration work was carried out on the interior followed by an exterior overhaul in 2005.
Update, February 2024. Vessel believed sold.
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