Details
Function
Leisure Craft
Subfunction
Narrow Boat
Location
Northwich
Vessel type
Town Class Large Northwich
Current use
Private use
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Info required
Yes
Construction
Builder
Yarwood, W J & Sons Ltd, Northwich
Built in
1936
Hull material
Steel
Number of decks
1
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Diesel
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
7.00 feet
(2.13m)
Depth
2.10 feet
(0.64m)
Length: Overall
60.00 feet
(18.29m)
History
KENILWORTH was built in 1936 for the Grand Union Canal Carrying Company (GUCCC). When British Waterways took over the GUCCC, the vessel stayed under their ownership as a maintenance boat until she was bought by a private owner in 1992. Since then she has remained under private ownership.
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Key dates
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1936
Vessel built in Northwich for the GUCCC
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