Registration number
2408
Status
Registered
adminnhs
Details
Function
Cargo Vessel
Subfunction
Narrow Boat
Location
Harefield
Vessel type
Narrowboat - Star Class Small Northwich
Current use
Community Vessel
Available to hire
Yes
Available for excursions
Yes
Web address
www.hna.uk.org.uk
Construction
Builder
Yarwood, W J & Sons Ltd, Northwich
Built in
1935
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
3.50 feet
(1.07m)
Length: Overall
72.00 feet
(21.96m)
History
PISCES is a Star Class Small Northwich, a Narrow Boat built in 1935 by W J Yarwood of Northwich. She is of steel plate construction and has a Lister HA2 diesel engine. During her working life on the canals she served as a fire boat during World War II. For the past thirty years the vessel has been used as a Community Narrowboat based at Harefield on the Grand Union Canal.
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