Registration number 283
Status Registered
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Narrowboat Battersea on the Tyrley Locks flight - Photo Comp 2022 entry
on the canal

Details

Function Cargo Vessel
Subfunction Barge
Location Radcot
Current use Commercial Activity
Available to hire Yes
Available for excursions No
Info required Yes

Construction

Built in 1936
Rig None
Number of decks 1
Propulsion Motor
Number of engines 1
Primary engine type Diesel
Boiler type None
Boilermaker None

Dimensions

Length: Overall
71.97 feet (21.95m)

History

Built 1936, BATTERSEA is a river vessel with the capacity for 48 passengers. She operates on the Upper Thames based at Radcot and cruises as far upstream as Lechlade – a 6 hour journey. She is also available for charter cruises of between 2 and 8 hours.

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Key dates

  • 1936

    Date of build, builder unknown
  • 1936

    Vessel used as trip boat on ther Upper Thames
  • 2011

    Acquired by new owners

Sources

Hamer, Geoffrey, Trip Out 1995/6 - A Guide to the Passenger Boat Services of the British Isles,  G P Hamer, 1995 

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