Registration number
3486
Status
Registered
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Previous names
- 1959 Fair Lady
Details
Function
Cargo Vessel
Subfunction
Barge
Location
Leigh
Vessel type
Canal Boat
Current use
Private use
Available to hire
Yes
Available for excursions
No
Construction
Builder
Yarwood, W J & Sons Ltd, Northwich
Built in
1934
Hull material
Iron
Rig
None
Number of decks
1
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Length: Overall
62.00 feet
(18.90m)
Breadth: Beam
14.25 feet
(4.34m)
Depth
4.00 feet
(1.22m)
Air Draft
6.00 feet
(1.83m)
Tonnage: Gross
22.00
History
RIBBLE was built by W J Yarwood of Northwich in 1934 for Canal Transport Limited and was used for carriage of general merchandise on the Leeds and Liverpool canal. She was moved to London by British Waterways in1959 and converted to a restaurant boat. In the 1980s it resumed work as a cargo vessel and in 1995 returned to the Leeds and Liverpool Canal.
Key dates
-
1934
Built by Yarwoods of Northwich
-
1940
Bombed and sunk in Liverpool Docks
-
1959
Converted to restaurant under the name Fair Lady
-
1984
Returned to cargo working
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