Registration number
2382
Status
Archived
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Details
Function
Cargo Vessel
Subfunction
Narrow Boat
Location
Birmingham
Vessel type
Horse Drawn
Archive reason
More information required
Current use
Unknown
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Info required
Yes
Construction
Builder
Fellows, Morton & Clayton, Saltley Dock
Built in
1908
Hull material
Iron
Rig
None
Number of decks
1
Propulsion
Towed
Primary engine type
None
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
7.00 feet
(2.14m)
Depth
3.50 feet
(1.07m)
Length: Overall
71.00 feet
(21.66m)
History
LONGTON is a narrow boat of composite construction built as a horse-drawn vessel by Fellows, Morton and Clayton in 1908. In later years she became a motorised vessel but then had her engine removed. In 2010, the vessel was underwater at Alvecote Marina where owners intend to restore her.
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Key dates
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1908
Vessel built by Fellows, Morton and Clayton at Saltley Dock, Birmingham
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