Registration number
2272
Status
Registered
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Details
Function
Cargo Vessel
Subfunction
Narrow Boat
Location
Oxford
Current use
Private use
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Construction
Builder
Bantock, Thomas & Co, Wolverhampton
Built in
1898
Rig
None
Number of decks
1
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Inboard
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
7.10 feet
(2.17m)
Depth
3.90 feet
(1.19m)
Length: Overall
70.40 feet
(21.47m)
History
MAFEKING was originally an open Joey built for the Great Western Railway, but was later used by British Railways. She was converted to an un-powered hotel boat in 1958 with new wooden topsides and named MAFEKING. She was taken over by a private owner for residential use in 1962. Her stern was replaced and she was converted to BMC diesel power in Coventry in 1976. Her wooden topsides were over plated with steel and major renovations were carried out in 2006. In 2009, the renovation was ongoing.
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