Registration number
3524
Status
Registered
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Details
Function
Cargo Vessel
Subfunction
Narrow Boat
Location
Aldermaston
Vessel type
Large Woolwich
Current use
Private use
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Construction
Builder
Harland & Wolff Ltd, Woolwich
Built in
1937
Hull material
Iron
Rig
None
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Inboard diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Length: Overall
71.50 feet
(21.79m)
Breadth: Beam
7.00 feet
(2.13m)
Depth
3.00 feet
(0.91m)
Air Draft
6.50 feet
(1.98m)
History
DOVER is a narrow boat of iron and steel construction - a Large Woolwich F and built in 1937 by Harland & Woolff. She carried cargo until 1958 when she was used as a MTC boat from 1959 to 1992 during which time her engine was removed and a steel BWB rear cabin added. She was auctioned in 1992 and restored as the subject of a television series.
Key dates
-
1937
Built by Harland & Wolff, Woolwich
-
1963
Transferred to British Waterways
-
1992
Auctioned at Wigan
-
2003
Subject of a television series
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