Registration number
2387
Status
Registered
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Previous names
- No 68
Details
Function
Cargo Vessel
Subfunction
Barge
Location
Stainforth & Keadby Canal
Vessel type
Calder & Hebble Keel
Current use
Private use
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Construction
Built in
1876
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
14.00 feet
(4.27m)
Depth
6.00 feet
(1.83m)
Length: Overall
57.25 feet
(17.46m)
History
FAIR MAIDEN is a Calder & Hebble Keel, a cargo carrying boat built in 1876 by an unknown builder. The vessel is of steel on iron plate construction and has a Lister HRW3 diesel engine installed in 1978.
FAIR MAIDEN was originally built for sail but, in the 1960s, British Waterways ran her as a passenger vessel licenced to carry 40 persons. Later she was rescued from the scrapyard and used as a floating workshop. She is now a private leisure craft based on the Stainforth & Keadby Canal.
Key dates
-
1876
Built as a Barge
-
1960
Used by British Waterways as a Passenger Vessel to carry 40 passengers
-
1978
Fitted with a Lister HRW3 diesel engine
-
2000
Rescued from the scrapyard and used as a Floating Workshop
-
2005
Bought by present owner
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