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HARDY was built in September 1940 by Nursers in Braunston for the Barlow Coal Company and registered in Daventry as no. 512 for fleet no. 16. In October that year, she gauged the Oxford Canal no. 5667. In 1957, the vessel came under fleet no. 31.
In 1962, HARDY was sold to the Blue Line Carriers in Braunston and some time before 1971, she was sold into private ownership and converted to a pleasure boat.
Update, October 2022: Tooley's Boatyard Trust has announced on Facebook that they have received a generous grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund to develop a restoration plan for HARDY.
Vessel built by Nursers in Braunston
Vessel sold to Blue Line Carriers, Braunston
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