Registration number
2920
Status
Registered
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Details
Function
Cargo Vessel
Subfunction
Narrow Boat
Location
Middleton
Current use
Ongoing conservation
Available to hire
Yes
Available for excursions
No
Construction
Builder
Mersey Weaver Ship and Canal Carrying Company
Built in
1947
Hull material
Wood
Rig
None
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Length: Overall
70.00 feet
(21.34m)
Breadth: Beam
7.00 feet
(2.13m)
Depth
2.00 feet
(0.61m)
History
DANE is a narrow boat of oak/opepe construction with a Lister JP2 diesel engine and was built by the Mersey Weaver Ship and Canal Carrying Company in1947. She is believed to have been predominantly used to ship English China Clay from Liverpool into the potteries at Stoke on Trent. The return journeys often involved shipping finished china from the manufacturers back to the Port of Liverpool for onward shipment..
The vessel was aquired by the Narrow Boat Heritage Foundation in 2013 and is undergoing full restoration and currently located at Middleton Pottery.
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