Registration number
3498
Status
Registered
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Details
Function
Service Vessel
Subfunction
Barge
Location
Aire & Calder Canal
Vessel type
Crane Barge
Current use
Private use
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Construction
Builder
Dunston, Richard, Thorne
Built in
1956
Hull material
Steel
Rig
None
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Length: Overall
77.10 feet
(23.50m)
Breadth: Beam
14.60 feet
(4.45m)
Depth
3.28 feet
(1.00m)
Air Draft
10.50 feet
(3.20m)
Tonnage: Gross
15.54
History
CALDER 2 was built as a crane barge and is a vessel of welded steel construction with a Lister LH4 diesel engine. It was built by Dunstons of Thorne in 1956. The vessel was owned and operated by British Waterways until it was decommissioned. It was then converted into a houseboat, the crane removed and the hold covered.
Key dates
-
1956
Built by Dunstons of Thorne
-
1990s
Converted to a houseboat
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