Registration number
2585
Status
Registered
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Details
Function
Service Vessel
Subfunction
Tug
Location
Newark-on-Trent
Current use
Private use
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Construction
Builder
Cook, James W, Wivenhoe
Built in
1952
Rig
None
Number of decks
1
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Inboard diesel
Boiler type
None
Dimensions
Length: Overall
40.00 feet
(12.19m)
Breadth: Beam
10.00 feet
(3.05m)
Depth
5.00 feet
(1.52m)
History
FRIAR TUCK was built for the Docks and Inland Waterways Executive which became British Waterways. She was in service until 2010 and was based at Newark-on-Trent mainly towing, dredging hoppers and undertaking other maintenance work.
The vessel has been used to demonstrate Trent towage by moving the Newark Heritage barge LEICESTER TRADER for an open day. In 2012, she took part in a television documentary to transport presenter Tom Cunliffe to the LEICESTER TRADER.
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